Samba message service potential buffer overflow
| samba-message-bo (3225) |  High Risk |
Description:
The smbd server included with Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the messaging service. An attacker could use "%f" or "%M" format specifiers used to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system as root.
Platforms Affected:
- Samba, Samba
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Samba (2.0.5a or later), available from the Samba Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 21 Jul 1999 12:35:12 +1000, Samba 2.0.5 security fixes at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q3/0175.html.
- Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-1999-018.0, various security problems in samba at ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-1999:018.0.txt.
- Debian Security Advisory 19990804, Samba: Security problems corrected in new upstream version at http://www.debian.org/security/1999/19990804.
- RHSA-1999:022-02, samba at http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-1999-022.html.
- Samba Project Web site, The Samba Team is pleased to announce Samba 2.0.5a at http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-2.0.5a.html.
- SuSE Security Announcement #09, samba 2.0.5 (and previous versions) at http://www.suse.de/de/security/suse_security_announce_9.txt.
- BID-536: Samba Pre-2.0.5 Vulnerabilities
- CVE-1999-0811: Buffer overflow in Samba smbd program via a malformed message command.
Reported:
Jul 21, 1999
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