[SAMBA-SECURITY] CVE-2007-2444: Local SID/Name Translation Failure Can Result in User Privilege Elevation

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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  ========================================================== == ==
  Subject: Local SID/Name translation bug can result == in user privilege
  elevation == CVE ID#: CVE-2007-2444 == == Versions: Samba 3.0.23d -
  3.0.25pre2 (inclusive) == == Summary: A bug in the local SID/Name
  translation == routines may potentially result in a user == being able
  to issue SMB/CIFS protocol == operations as root. ==
  ========================================================== [...] 

Content analysis details:   (5.4 points, 5.0 required)

 pts rule name              description
---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------
 0.1 FORGED_RCVD_HELO       Received: contains a forged HELO
 1.2 DATE_IN_PAST_12_24     Date: is 12 to 24 hours before Received: date
 2.0 RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL      RBL: SORBS: sent directly from dynamic IP address
                            [68.117.186.136 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net]
 1.9 RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL      RBL: NJABL: dialup sender did non-local SMTP
                            [68.117.186.136 listed in combined.njabl.org]


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Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 17:52:25 -0500
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