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Samba exploitable buffer overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA8533
Release Date: 2003-04-07
Last Update: 2003-05-09
Popularity: 15,326 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Apple Macintosh OS 9
Apple Macintosh OS X
Cobalt Linux 6
Conectiva Linux 6.0
Conectiva Linux 7.0
Conectiva Linux 8
Debian GNU/Linux 2.x
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
EnGarde Secure Community 1.x
FreeBSD 4.x
FreeBSD 5.x
Gentoo Linux
HP Tru64 UNIX 4.x
HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x
Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
Mandrake Linux 7.x
Mandrake Linux 8.x
Mandrake Linux 9.x
Mandrake Single Network Firewall 7.x
NetBSD 1.x
Open UNIX 8.x.x
OpenBSD 3.x
OpenLinux Server 3.x
OpenLinux Workstation 3.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Red Hat Linux 6.2
Red Hat Linux 7.0
Red Hat Linux 7.1
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Red Hat Linux 7.3
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Red Hat Linux 9
SGI IRIX 6.5.x
Slackware Linux 8.x
Slackware Linux 9.0
Sun Linux 5.x
Sun Solaris 2.5.1
Sun Solaris 2.6
Sun Solaris 7
Sun Solaris 8
Sun Solaris 9
SuSE Linux 7.x
SuSE Linux 8.x
SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
SuSE Linux Database Server
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
SuSE Linux Office Server
Trustix Linux 1.0
Trustix Linux 1.1
Trustix Linux 1.2
Trustix Linux 1.5
UnixWare 7.x.x

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Description:
Samba is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which can be exploited by anonymous users.

The problem is that it is possible to cause a buffer overflow in the "call_trans2open()" function in "trans2.c". According to Digital Defense, this has been actively exploited since 1st April.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in versions from 2.2.5 to 2.2.8 on Solaris, FreeBSD, Red Hat, Gentoo, and SuSE.

Other unspecified buffer overflows has also been reported.

Change Page:
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