RHEL 4 : samba (RHSA-2007:1117)

high Nessus Plugin ID 63847

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated samba packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Extended Update Support.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and other information.

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Samba authenticates remote users. A remote unauthenticated user could trigger this flaw to cause the Samba server to crash, or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the Samba server. (CVE-2007-6015)

Red Hat would like to thank Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research for responsibly disclosing this issue.

Users of Samba are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2007-6015.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1117.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63847

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-1117.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:samba-swat, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6015

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2007:1117