Samba 3.0.28a/3.0.29 receive_smb_raw memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba 3.0.28a/3.0.29. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function receive_smb_raw. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1105. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Samba 3.0.28a/3.0.29 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function receive_smb_raw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_smb_raw function in util/sock.c in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SMB response.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2008. The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2008 by Alin Rad Pop with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1105 since 02/29/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67693 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : samba (ELSA-2008-0288)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185033 (HP-UX Running HP CIFS Server (Samba) Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code (HPSBUX02341)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8875.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42755), Exploit-DB (5712), Tenable (67693), SecurityFocus (BID 29404†) and OSVDB (45657†). The entries VDB-3460, VDB-3459, VDB-3754 and VDB-40922 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 67693
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : samba (ELSA-2008-0288)
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OpenVAS ID: 61104
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1590-1 (samba)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/19/2008 +109 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1757 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1105 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1105
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42567

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X-Force: 42755
SecurityFocus: 29404 - Samba 'receive_smb_raw()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30228
OSVDB: 45657 - Xerox ESS/Network Controller Samba code execution
SecurityTracker: 1020123
Vulnerability Center: 18502 - Samba \, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1681

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/26/2024 20:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (84), 08/11/2019 06:47 (14), 10/26/2024 20:03 (17)
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