# CVE-2004-0882: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Samba servers via a buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0882, GHSA-fc7r-gvq8-rc9r

## What is CVE-2004-0882?

CVE-2004-0882 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 19 Nov 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler in Samba 3.0.x through 3.0.7 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TRANSACT2_QFILEPATHINFO request with a small "maximum data bytes" value.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0882?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Conectiva Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Fedora Core, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation, Samba Samba, Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0882?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux

- [CVE-2005-3625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3625/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0902/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0903/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0904/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0747/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0882 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0882 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 19 Nov 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Conectiva Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0882/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0882/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0882
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0882
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0882

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0882/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.