CVE-2007-5398

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the reply_netbios_packet function in nmbd/nmbd_packets.c in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.26a, when operating as a WINS server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted WINS Name Registration requests followed by a WINS Name Query request.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 43.97% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27691 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-90/advisory/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10230 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/544-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30835 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29341 third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.447739 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5811 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3869 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27679 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27682 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27701 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018953 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1013.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1908 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27720 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27742 third party advisory
http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01475657 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30484 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1409 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27450 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27731 third party advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:224 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27787 third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26455 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1894
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-29.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483744/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00472.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27927 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1712/references vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0859/references vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3372 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237764-1 vendor advisory
http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-5398.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38502 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_65_samba.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5398?
CVE-2007-5398 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5398?
To fix CVE-2007-5398, 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-2007-5398 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5398 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~44% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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