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Date:      Tue, 18 Mar 2003 19:42:45 +0300
From:      "Nikolaj I. Potanin" <nikolaj@drweb.ru>
To:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Samba vulnerability
Message-ID:  <3E774C85.902@drweb.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20030318143759.GA77729@nevermind.kiev.ua>
References:  <20030318143759.GA77729@nevermind.kiev.ua>

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> A flaw has been detected in the Samba main smbd code which could allow
> an external attacker to remotely and anonymously gain Super User (root)
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Does anyone here have smbd bound to an external interface? ;-)

> privileges on a server running a Samba server. This flaw exists in
> previous versions of Samba from 2.0.x to 2.2.7a inclusive. This is a
> serious problem and all sites should either upgrade to Samba 2.2.8
> immediately or prohibit access to TCP ports 139 and 445. The Release
> Notes are available on-line.

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Nikolaj I. Potanin, SA                          http://www.drweb.ru
ID Anti-Virus Lab (SalD Ltd)                    nikolaj@drweb.ru
St. Petersburg, Russia                          ph.: +7-812-3888624


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