Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2008-3789
Samba 3.2.0 uses weak permissions (0666) for the (1) group_mapping.tdb and (2) group_mapping.ldb files, which allows local users to modify the membership of Unix groups.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31601 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3789?
- CVE-2008-3789 is a vulnerability in Samba, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. Published 2008-08-27.
- Is CVE-2008-3789 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.