(Sun Issues Fix for Solaris) Samba Buffer Overflow in receive_smb_raw() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021603 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021603
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-1105
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 15 2009
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 3.0.30
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Samba. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote server can send a specially crafted SMB packet to a connected client to trigger a heap overflow in receive_smb_raw() and execute arbitrary code on the target client system.
A remote user can also send a specially crafted print request to a target nmbd server to execute arbitrary code on the target server. The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
The vulnerability resides in 'lib/util_sock.c'.
The vendor was notified on May 15, 2008.
Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research reported this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-20/advisory/
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
Sun has issued a fix for Solaris.
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 114684-12 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 119757-13 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 114685-12 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 119758-13 or later
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-249086-1
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Vendor URL: samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-1105.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:20:20 -0500
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-249086-1
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CVE-2008-1105
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