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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200412-13] Samba: Integer overflow Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200412-13] Samba: Integer overflow |
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Samba: Integer overflow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200412-13 (Samba: Integer overflow) Samba contains a bug when unmarshalling specific MS-RPC requests from clients. Impact A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Samba, which could be the root user. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1154 http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CAN-2004-1154.html Solution: All samba users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.9-r1" Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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