CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-2444

HIGH
7.2
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Logic 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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
sambaDebian
Fixed in:3.0.25-1CVE-2007-2444
Fixed in:3.0.25-1CVE-2007-2444
Fixed in:3.0.25-1CVE-2007-2444
Fixed in:3.0.25-1CVE-2007-2444

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days
52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

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