Samba 3.x < 3.5.5 / 3.4.9 / 3.3.14 sid_parse Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 49228

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Synopsis

The remote Samba server is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

According to its banner, the version of Samba 3.x running on the remote host is earlier than 3.5.5. The 'sid_parse()' and related 'dom_sid_parse()' functions in such versions fail to correctly check their input lengths when reading a binary representation of a Windows SID (Security ID).

An attacker who is able to get a connection to a file share, either authenticated or via a guest connection, can leverage this issue to launch a stack-based buffer overflow attack against the affected smbd service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Note that Nessus has not actually tried to exploit this issue or determine if one of the patches has been applied.

Solution

Either apply one of the patches referenced in the project's advisory or upgrade to 3.5.5 / 3.4.9 / 3.3.14 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 49228

File Name: samba_3_5_5.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/15/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:samba:samba

Required KB Items: SMB/NativeLanManager, SMB/samba, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3069

BID: 43212

Secunia: 41354

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