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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

27.5% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (57)

• RHSA-2007:1117 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [Security-announce] 20080221 VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 28891 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1019295 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 30835 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29341 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• HPSBUX02316 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• VU#438395 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 26791 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 238251 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-556-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1908 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0495 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• HPSBUX02341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 27999 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20071214 POC for samba send_mailslot() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 30484 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29032 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-6015.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27993 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• samba-sendmailslot-bo(38965) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• DSA-1427 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20080221 VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:244 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200773 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20071210 Secunia Research: Samba "send_mailslot()" Buffer OverflowVulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 1019065 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 27977 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 28029 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4153 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-520.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28089 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28003 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1976 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• TA08-043B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1114 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 3438 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• SSA:2007-344-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-4269 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-4275 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 27894 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-02-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 27760 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1712 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-99/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 28067 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28037 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0859 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20071210 [SECURITY] Buffer overrun in send_mailslot() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20071210 rPSA-2007-0261-1 samba samba-swat (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11572 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 28028 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5605 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• GLSA-200712-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:54 UTC.