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CentOS 3 / 4 : samba (CESA-2008:0288)
high Nessus Plugin ID 32456
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated samba packages that fix a security issue and a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and other information.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba clients handle over-sized packets. If a client connected to a malicious Samba server, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the Samba client user. It was also possible for a remote user to send a specially crafted print request to a Samba server that could result in the server executing the vulnerable client code, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the Samba server.
(CVE-2008-1105)
Red Hat would like to thank Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research for responsibly disclosing this issue.
Users of Samba are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected samba packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?63e99da7
http://www.nessus.org/u?3ffa9a67
http://www.nessus.org/u?f7d966cd
http://www.nessus.org/u?8bbf709d
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 32456
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0288.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 5/29/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:samba-swat, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:samba, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:samba-common, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:samba-client
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1105
BID: 29404