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    CVE-2007-2444

    Logic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the root user.

    Published:May 14, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 14, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.01258
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Samba
    Product
    Samba

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    References

    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01078980
    http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0006.html
    http://osvdb.org/34698
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25232
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25241
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25246
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25251
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25256
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25259
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25270
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25289
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25675
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25772
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xml
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2701
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.475906
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102964-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200588-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1291
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:104
    http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.012.html
    http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468548/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468670/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23974
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018049
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-2
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1805
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2210
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2281
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1366
    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01078980
    http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0006.html
    http://osvdb.org/34698
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25232
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25241
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25246
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25251
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25256
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25259
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25270
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25289
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25675
    http://secunia.com/advisories/25772
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xml
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2701
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.475906
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102964-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200588-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1291
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:104
    http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.012.html
    http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468548/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468670/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23974
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018049
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-2
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1805
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2210
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2281
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1366

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High