CVE-2007-2444

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-2444
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-05-14 21:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionLogic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the root user.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-269 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.23d All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.24 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 pre2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE update for samba - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityReason - Samba 3.0.23d - 3.0.25pre2: Local SID/Name Translation Failure Can Result in User Privilege Elevation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
USN-460-1: Samba vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: samba security problems (SUSE-SA:2007:031) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
rPath update for samba and samba-swat - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
USN-460-2: Samba regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org/34698 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1291-1 samba af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Debian update for samba - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1366 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Broken Link
Slackware update for samba - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
OpenPKG Corporation: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.com Third Party Advisory
HP Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Samba Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Samba Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for samba - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Samba - Security Announcement Archive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.samba.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Mandriva update for samba - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Samba SID/Name Translation Bug Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Broken Link
Samba SID Names Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HP Support document - HP Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Sun Solaris Multiple Samba Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
#200588: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in samba(7) May Allow Remote Code Execution, Elevation of Privileges, Remote Shell Command Execution, or Denial of Service (DoS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for samba - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Trustix Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-05-15Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of Samba as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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