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    CVE-2007-5398

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the reply_netbios_packet function in nmbd/nmbd_packets.c in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.26a, when operating as a WINS server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted WINS Name Registration requests followed by a WINS Name Query request.

    Published:Nov 15, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 16, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.40715
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Samba
    Product
    Samba

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27450
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27679
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27682
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27691
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27701
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27720
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27731
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27742
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27787
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27927
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29341
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30484
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30835
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-90/advisory/
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3372
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018953
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.447739
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237764-1
    http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-5398.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1409
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-29.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:224
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_65_samba.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1013.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483744/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26455
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3869
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0859/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1712/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1908
    http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01475657
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38502
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1894
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10230
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5811
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/544-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00472.html
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27450
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27679
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27682
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27691
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27701
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27720
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27731
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27742
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27787
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27927
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29341
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30484
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30835
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-90/advisory/
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3372
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018953
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.447739
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237764-1
    http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-5398.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1409
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-29.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:224
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_65_samba.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1013.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483744/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26455
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3869
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0859/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1712/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1908
    http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01475657
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38502
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1894
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10230
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5811
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/544-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00472.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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