Samba SWAT HTTP Basic Auth base64 Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 13660

Synopsis

The remote service is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running SWAT - a web-based administration tool for Samba.

There is a buffer overflow condition in the remote version of this software which might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host by sending a malformed authorization request (or any malformed base64 data).

Solution

Upgrade to Samba 3.0.5 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Jul/261

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Jul/268

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Jul/270

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13660

File Name: swat_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/22/2004

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0600

BID: 10780