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GLSA-200903-07 : Samba: Data disclosure

high Nessus Plugin ID 35797

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200903-07 (Samba: Data disclosure)

 Samba does not properly check memory boundaries when handling trans, rans2, and nttrans requests.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send specially crafted requests to a Samba daemon, leading to the disclosure of arbitrary memory or to a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-fs/samba-3.0.33'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35797

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200903-07.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 3/8/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:samba, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4314

BID: 32494

CWE: 200

GLSA: 200903-07