CVE-2007-2444 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a logic error in Samba's SID/Name translation to gain root privileges and execute arbitrary SMB operations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-2444?

CVE-2007-2444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 May 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2444?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2444?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-2444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2444, GHSA-h25h-f75q-43qp.

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