Samba QFILEPATHINFO buffer overflow
| samba-qfilepathinfo-bo (18070) |  High Risk |
Description:
Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler. A remote authenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted TRANSACT2_QFILEPATHINFO request for a specific file name containing unicode characters to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Samba (3.0.8 or later), available from the Samba Download Web page. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest Samba package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SUSE-SA:2004:040 for more information. See References.
SuSE Linux 9.1: 3.0.7-5.2 or later
SuSE Linux 9.2: 3.0.4-1.34.3 or later
For Trustix Secure Linux:
Upgrade to the latest samba package, as listed below. Refer to Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0058 for more information. See References.
Trustix Secure Linux 2.2: 3.0.7-2tr or later
Trustix Secure Linux 2.1: 3.0.7-2tr or later
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest samba package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:632-17 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 2.2.12-1.21as.1 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 3.0.7-1.3E.1.x86_64 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest samba package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:136 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 3.0.6-4.3.100mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.1: 3.0.7-2.2.101mdk or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest samba package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:899 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 3.0.7-62749U10_6cl or later
For Ubuntu Linux:
Upgrade to the latest samba package (3.0.7-1ubuntu6.2 or later), as listed in USN-29-1. See References.
For Fedora Core 3:
Upgrade to the latest samba package (3.0.9-1.fc3 or later), as listed in Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-460. See References.
For Fedora Core 2:
Upgrade to the latest samba package (3.0.9-1.fc2 or later), as listed in Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-459. See References.
For TurboLinux:
Upgrade to the latest samba package, as listed below. Refer to TurboLinux Security Advisory TLSA-2004-32 for more information. See References.
TurboLinux 10 Server: 3.0.6-9 or later
For SCO UnixWare 7.1.4:
Upgrade to the appropriate fixed binaries, as listed in SCO Security Advisory SCOSA-2005.17. See References.
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.054 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-038: Samba Vulnerabilities.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:899: Fix for Samba's denial of service vulnerability.
- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-459: samba-3.0.9-1.fc2 update.
- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-460: samba-3.0.9-1.fc3 update.
- Samba Download Web page: Download Samba.
- SCO Security Advisory SCOSA-2005.17: UnixWare 7.1.4 : Samba multiple security issues.
- Securiteam: Samba 3.x QFILEPATHINFO unicode filename buffer overflow.
- Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0058: Various security fixes.
- BID-11678: Samba QFILEPATHINFO Unicode Filename Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0882: Buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler in Samba 3.0.x through 3.0.7 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TRANSACT2_QFILEPATHINFO request with a small maximum data bytes value.
- GLSA-200411-21: Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:136: Updated samba packages fix remote vulnerability
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.054: Samba
- RHSA-2004-632: samba security update
- SA13189: Samba QFILEPATHINFO Request Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1012235: Samba QFILEPATHINFO Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2004:040: samba: remote denial of service
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Conectiva Linux 10
- FedoraProject Fedora Core 2
- FedoraProject Fedora Core 3
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
- OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
- OpenPKG OpenPKG CURRENT
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Samba Samba 3.0 Alpha
- Samba Samba 3.0.0
- Samba Samba 3.0.1
- Samba Samba 3.0.2
- Samba Samba 3.0.2a
- Samba Samba 3.0.3
- Samba Samba 3.0.4
- Samba Samba 3.0.4 R1
- Samba Samba 3.0.5
- Samba Samba 3.0.6
- Samba Samba 3.0.7
- SCO SCO UnixWare 7.1.4
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
- Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
Reported:
Nov 15, 2004
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