Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.25rc3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MS-RPC requests involving (1) DFSEnum (netdfs_io_dfs_EnumInfo_d), (2) RFNPCNEX (smb_io_notify_option_type_data), (3) LsarAddPrivilegesToAccount (lsa_io_privilege_set), (4) NetSetFileSecurity (sec_io_acl), or (5) LsarLookupSids/LsarLookupSids2 (lsa_io_trans_names).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 34
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2a | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.10 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.11 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.12 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.13 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.14 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.14a | Vulnerable | Samba |
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2a Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.14a Vulnerable ·Samba
Show 24 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.15 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.16 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.17 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.18 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.19 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.20 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.20a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.20a | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.20b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.20b | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.21 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.21a | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.21b | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.21c | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.22 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.23 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.23a | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.23b | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.23c | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.23d | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.24 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.25 pre1 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.25 pre2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.25 rc1 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.25 rc2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.25 rc3 | Vulnerable | Samba |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.15 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.16 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.17 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.18 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.19 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.20 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.20a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.20a Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.20b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.20b Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.21 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.21a Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.21b Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.21c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.21c Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.22 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.23 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.23a Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.23b Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.23c Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.23d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.23d Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.24 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.25 pre1 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.25 pre2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.25 rc1 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.25 rc2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.25:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.25 rc3 Vulnerable ·Samba
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2007:0354 Released 2007-05-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalsamba security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.i386, samba-client-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba-3.0.23c-2.el5.2.0.2, samba-3.0.23c-2.el5.2.0.2.i386, samba-3.0.23c-2.el5.2.0.2.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6, samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6.i386, samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.i386, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.i386, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba-3.0.23c-2.el5.2.0.2, samba-3.0.23c-2.el5.2.0.2.i386, samba-client-3.0.23c-2.el5.2.0.2 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.i386, samba-client-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6, samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6.i386, samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.6.i386 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.i386, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.i386, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6, samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6.i386, samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.6.i386 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.i386, samba-3.0.9-1.3E.13.2.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.i386, samba-3.0.10-1.4E.12.2.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6, samba-2.2.12-1.21as.6.ia64, samba-client-2.2.12-1.21as.6.ia64 +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0354 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2446
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3hj-j528-h53w
References
Advisory 16
Other 21
- 20070920 VMSA-2007-0006 Critical security updates for all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player
- http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_XRX08_001.pdf
- ADV-2007-2732
- ADV-2007-1805
- ADV-2007-3229
- ADV-2007-2281
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-033.html
- ADV-2007-2210
- 34731
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-031.html
- 34699
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1366
- 34732
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-030.html
- ADV-2008-0050
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- 34733
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11415
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-032.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-029.html
- ADV-2007-2079
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Sources
- CVE-2007-2446 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2446 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3hj-j528-h53w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-2446 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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