Samba < 2.2.7 Unicode Encrypted Password Decryption Overflow

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1343

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote Samba server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a client requests a password change. An attacker may use it to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on this host with root privileges

Solution

Upgrade to Samba 2.2.7.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 1343

Family: Samba

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11168

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:samba:samba

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2002

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2002

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Samba 2.2.2 - 2.2.6 nttrans Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1318

BID: 6210

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