Samba 3.0.23d/3.0.25 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba 3.0.23d/3.0.25. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-2444. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba 3.0.23d/3.0.25 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Logic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the root user.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2007. The weakness was released 05/14/2007 by Paul with Developer as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2444 since 05/02/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27430 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : samba (samba-3350)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165075 (OpenSUSE Security Update for Samba (SUSE-SA:2007:031)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34315), Tenable (27430), SecurityFocus (BID 23974†), OSVDB (34698†) and Secunia (SA25232†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-36773, VDB-36772, VDB-85432 and VDB-85433. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27430
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : samba (samba-3350)
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OpenVAS ID: 58346
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1291-3 (samba)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Paul
Organization: Developer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36771

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X-Force: 34315
SecurityFocus: 23974 - Samba SID Names Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 25232
OSVDB: 34698 - Samba SID/Name Translation Privileged SMB/CIFS Protocol Operation Execution
SecurityTracker: 1018049
Vulnerability Center: 15159 - Samba Privileges Escalation due to Logic Error in the SID/Name Translation Functionality, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1805

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/19/2019 12:43
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (88), 07/19/2019 12:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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