Samba Group Mappings File Insecure Permissions Local Security Vulnerability

BID:30837

Info

Samba Group Mappings File Insecure Permissions Local Security Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30837
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3789
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 24 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 06:03PM
Credit: Sascha Herrmann
Vulnerable: Samba Samba 3.2.2
Samba Samba 3.2.1
Samba Samba 3.2
Not Vulnerable: Samba Samba 3.2.3

Discussion

Samba Group Mappings File Insecure Permissions Local Security Vulnerability

Samba is prone to a local security vulnerability because it sets insecure permissions for a certain configuration file.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows a local attacker to modify Samba group-mapping information and bypass certain security restrictions.

This issue affects Samba 3.2.0 up to and including 3.2.2.

Exploit / POC

Samba Group Mappings File Insecure Permissions Local Security Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Samba Group Mappings File Insecure Permissions Local Security Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.

References

Samba Group Mappings File Insecure Permissions Local Security Vulnerability

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