Samba < 2.2.8a 'trans2.c trans2open()' Function Overflow

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1342

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote Samba server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when it processes the function trans2open(). An attacker may exploit it to gain a root shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to Samba 2.2.8a or higher

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 1342

Family: Samba

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11523

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:samba:samba

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2003

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Metasploit (Samba trans2open Overflow (*BSD x86))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0201

BID: 7294

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