Debian Security Advisory
DSA-262-1 samba -- remote exploit
- Date Reported:
- 15 Mar 2003
- Affected Packages:
- samba
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 7107, BugTraq ID 7106.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0085, CVE-2003-0086. - More information:
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Sebastian Krahmer of the SuSE security audit team found two problems in samba, a popular SMB/CIFS implementation. The problems are:
- a buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code used by smbd. Since smbd runs as root an attacker can use this to gain root access to a machine running smbd.
- the code to write reg files was vulnerable for a chown race which made it possible for a local user to overwrite system files
Both problems have been fixed in upstream version 2.2.8, and version 2.2.3a-12.1 of package for Debian GNU/Linux 3.0/woody.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-doc_2.2.3a-12.1_all.deb
- alpha (DEC Alpha):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_alpha.deb
- arm (ARM):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_arm.deb
- hppa (HP PA RISC):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_hppa.deb
- i386 (Intel ia32):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_i386.deb
- ia64 (Intel ia64):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_ia64.deb
- mips (MIPS (Big Endian)):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_mips.deb
- mipsel (MIPS (Little Endian)):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_mipsel.deb
- powerpc (PowerPC):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_powerpc.deb
- s390 (IBM S/390):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_s390.deb
- sparc (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient-dev_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba-common_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/smbfs_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/samba_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/winbind_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/swat_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_2.2.3a-12.1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.