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Samba trans2open buffer overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary overflows the remote samba server Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote Samba server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when it processes the function trans2open(). A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to gain a root shell on this host. Solution : upgrade to Samba 2.2.8a or 3.0.0 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7294, 7295 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2006 Tenable Network Security

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