CVE-2007-4138
The Winbind nss_info extension (nsswitch/idmap_ad.c) in idmap_ad.so in Samba 3.0.25 through 3.0.25c, when the "winbind nss info" option is set to rfc2307 or sfu, grants all local users the privileges
02 Description
The Winbind nss_info extension (nsswitch/idmap_ad.c) in idmap_ad.so in Samba 3.0.25 through 3.0.25c, when the "winbind nss info" option is set to rfc2307 or sfu, grants all local users the privileges
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-09-14 01:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 14:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-08-02
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 98a3dc37ec5e134e20b36e34b018f4c3ac8b5302b5777a1ff32cf1ec59fc0d7b
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.samba.orghttp://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-4138.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2007:1016http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html
- www.securityfocus.com25636http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25636
- www.securityfocus.com20070911 [SECURITY] Winbind's rfc2307 & SFU nss_info plugin in Samba 3.0.25[a-c] assigns users a primary gid of 0 by defaulthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded
- www.us-cert.govTA07-352Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
- slackware.comSSA:2007-255-02http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.419439
- securityreason.com3135http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3135
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3120http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3120
- secunia.com26764http://secunia.com/advisories/26764
- secunia.com26834http://secunia.com/advisories/26834
- secunia.com26795http://secunia.com/advisories/26795
- www.securitytracker.com1018681http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018681
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2007-2145https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00201.html
- docs.info.apple.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsamba-smb-privilege-escalation(36560)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36560
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1705
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10375https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10375
- secunia.com26776http://secunia.com/advisories/26776
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2007:1017http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- samba Fixed in 3.0.26-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- samba Fixed in 3.0.26-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- samba Fixed in 3.0.26-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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