Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2007-4138
The Winbind nss_info extension (nsswitch/idmap_ad.c) in idmap_ad.so in Samba 3.0.25 through 3.0.25c, when the "winbind nss info" option is set to rfc2307 or sfu, grants all local users the privileges of gid 0 when the (1) RFC2307 or (2) Services for UNIX (SFU) primary group attribute is not defined.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Samba — versions 3.0.25, 3.0.25a, 3.0.25b
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-4138.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25636 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3135 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3120 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/26764 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/26834 (third-party-advisory)