CVE-2007-4044 The MS-RPC functionality in smbd in Samba 3 on SUSE Linux before 20070720 does not include "one character in the shell escape handling." NOT
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Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4044 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2007-4044 is a vulnerability, published on 27 Jul 2007.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2007-4044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4044/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4044?
CVE-2007-4044 is a vulnerability, published on 27 Jul 2007.
Official description
The MS-RPC functionality in smbd in Samba 3 on SUSE Linux before 20070720 does not include "one character in the shell escape handling." NOTE: this issue was originally characterized as a shell metacharacter issue due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2447, which was interpreted by CVE to be security relevant. However, SUSE and Red Hat have disputed the problem, stating that the only impact is that scripts will not be executed if they have a "c" in their name, but even this limitation might not exist. This does not have security implications, so should not be included in CVE
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4044?
How do I fix CVE-2007-4044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4044 in the wild and no public exploit code.