CVE-2007-6015

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the send_mailslot function in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.27a, when the "domain logons" option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GETDC mailslot request composed of a long GETDC string following an offset username in a SAMLOGON logon request.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 42.72% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1117.html vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019295.1-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30835 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29341 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/438395 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26791 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238251-1 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_68_samba.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-556-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1908 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references vdb entry
http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01475657 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27999 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485144/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30484 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29032 third party advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-6015.html patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27993 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38965 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1427 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:244 vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200773
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484818/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019065 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27977 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28029 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4153 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-520.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/28089 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28003 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1976
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1114.html patch vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3438 third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.451554 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00304.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00308.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27894 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27760 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1712/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-99/advisory/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28067 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28037 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0859/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484825/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484827/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11572 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28028 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5605 vdb entry signature
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-10.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6015?
CVE-2007-6015 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6015?
To fix CVE-2007-6015, 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-2007-6015 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6015 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~43% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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