Privilege escalation in Samba
CVE-2007-2444
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.008 (52.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Samba — versions 3.0.23d, 3.0.24, 3.0.25
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 4.0, 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_OPENPKG)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2444?
- CVE-2007-2444 is a vulnerability in Samba, classified under Improper Privilege Management. Published 2007-05-14.
- Is CVE-2007-2444 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.