VUPEN Security - Samba "group_mapping.tdb" Insecure Permissions Weakness / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Title : Samba "group_mapping.tdb" Insecure Permissions Weakness
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2440
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3789
CWE ID : CWE-264
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-26

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A vulnerability has been identified in Samba, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused due insecure permissions being set on the "group_mapping.tdb" file when re-created after a deletion, which could be exploited by local attackers to disclose or manipulate group mapping data.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Sascha Herrmann.

ChangeLog

2008-08-26 : Initial release

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