CVE-2007-0453

Description

Buffer overflow in the nss_winbind.so.1 library in Samba 3.0.21 through 3.0.23d, as used in the winbindd daemon on Solaris, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) gethostbyname and (2) getipnodebyname functions.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.60%

Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/24101	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/33098	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459365/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.012.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32231	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24151	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0483	vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1005
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017589	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459168/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22410	vdb entry
http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-0453.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007	vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.476916	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24043	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0453?: CVE-2007-0453 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0453?: To fix CVE-2007-0453, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0453 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-0453 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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