SuSE9 Security Update : Samba (YOU Patch Number 12165)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41214

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Samba has been updated to fix a security problem :

- Secunia research discovered a vulnerability in Samba, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. (CVE-2008-1105)

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the 'receive_smb_raw()' function in lib/util_sock.c when parsing SMB packets. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via an overly large SMB packet received in a client context.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12165.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1105.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41214

File Name: suse9_12165.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1105

CWE: 119