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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-10.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..afb02377 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200712-10"> + <title>Samba: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Samba contains a buffer overflow vulnerability potentially resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">samba</product> + <announced>December 10, 2007</announced> + <revised>December 10, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>200773</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-fs/samba" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.28</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.28</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Samba is a suite of SMB and CIFS client/server programs for UNIX. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Alin Rad Pop (Secunia Research) discovered a boundary checking error in + the send_mailslot() function which could lead to a stack-based buffer + overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send a specially crafted "SAMLOGON" domain + logon packet, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code with + elevated privileges. Note that this vulnerability is exploitable only + when domain logon support is enabled in Samba, which is not the case in + Gentoo's default configuration. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Disable domain logon in Samba by setting "<i>domain logons = no</i>" in + the "global" section of your smb.conf and restart Samba. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Samba users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/samba-3.0.28"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6015">CVE-2007-6015</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:00:00 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:33:11 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |