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A vulnerability was found in GNU Samba 3.0/3.0.0/3.0.1 (File Transfer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component smbmnt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, when creating an account but marking it as disabled, may overwrite the user password with an uninitialized buffer, which could enable the account with a more easily guessable password.
The bug was discovered 02/09/2004. The weakness was released 02/11/2004 by Michal Medvecky as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0082. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17722 (Samba < 3.0.2 mksmbpasswd.sh Uninitialized Passwords), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at bibsyst.no. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15132) and Tenable (17722). Additional details are provided at samba.sernet.de. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 512 and 21651.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 17722
Nessus Name: Samba < 3.0.2 mksmbpasswd.sh Uninitialized Passwords
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OpenVAS ID: 52527
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: samba
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Recommended: DisableStatus: 🔍
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Patch: bibsyst.no
Timeline
02/09/2004 🔍02/09/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Medvecky
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0082 (🔍)
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X-Force: 15132 - Samba mksmbpasswd.sh could allow an attacker to gain access to user`s account, Medium Risk
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 9637 - Samba Mksmbpasswd.sh Insecure User Account Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 10842 - Samba Local Privilege Escalation Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3919 - Samba mksmbpasswd.sh Uninitialized Passwords
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Entry
Created: 02/12/2004 11:11Updated: 06/27/2019 17:40
Changes: 02/12/2004 11:11 (87), 06/27/2019 17:40 (4)
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