Samba 1.9.17 Password memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samba 1.9.17. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0182. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samba 1.9.17 (File Transfer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

The weakness was disclosed 09/30/1997 as H-110 as confirmed advisory (CIAC). It is possible to read the advisory at ciac.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0182. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11168 (Samba Encrypted Password String Conversion Decryption Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 70006 (SAMBA Long Password Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 292.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (337), Exploit-DB (20308), Tenable (11168), SecurityFocus (BID 1816†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-683†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 11168
Nessus Name: Samba Encrypted Password String Conversion Decryption Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 292
Snort Message: OS-LINUX x86 Linux samba overflow
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Suricata ID: 2100292
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Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: H-110
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13987
X-Force: 337
SecurityFocus: 1816 - SAMBA Long Password Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 683 - Buffer Overflow in Samba Allows Root Access, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:18
Updated: 10/26/2025 15:37
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:18 (74), 05/08/2019 09:31 (5), 06/23/2021 05:04 (2), 11/27/2024 04:50 (15), 10/26/2025 15:37 (2)
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