Samba up to 3.0.5 memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory leak. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-2546. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samba (File Transfer Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple memory leaks in Samba before 3.0.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

The weakness was presented 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at trustix.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2546 since 11/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17721 (Samba < 3.0.6 Unspecified Remote Memory Leak Information Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading to version 3.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17139), Tenable (17721) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44968†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 17721
Nessus Name: Samba < 3.0.6 Unspecified Remote Memory Leak Information Disclosure
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Samba 3.0.6

Timelineinfo

08/26/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +127 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2005 +325 days 🔍
11/18/2011 +2188 days 🔍
06/12/2014 +937 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +270 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2306 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: trustix.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23428
X-Force: 17139
Vulnerability Center: 44968 - Samba before 3.0.6 Remote Information Disclosure and DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 07/01/2021 07:38
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (56), 05/30/2017 11:12 (3), 07/01/2021 07:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:3DF:103

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