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TI-2004-00069 Aliases CVE-2004-0082GHSA-hwfq-3hhr-352p

The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, when creating an…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, when creating an account but marking it as disabled, may overwrite the user password with an uninitialized buffer, which could enable the account with a more easily guessable password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03497 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:064 Released 2004-02-18 · Red Hat rating Low
    samba security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 samba-3.0.2-6.3E, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.i386, samba-client-3.0.2-6.3E +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 samba-3.0.2-6.3E, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.i386, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 samba-3.0.2-6.3E, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.i386, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 samba-3.0.2-6.3E, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.i386, samba-3.0.2-6.3E.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:064
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:064

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0082
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwfq-3hhr-352p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2020-01431 Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-05139 Code injection in samba KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00210 The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00081 Buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code for SMB daemon (smbd) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02362 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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