CVE-2004-0082 (GCVE-0-2004-0082)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-09-01 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, when creating an account but marking it as disabled, may overwrite the user password with an uninitialized buffer, which could enable the account with a more easily guessable password.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9637 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-078.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC |
| http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/3388eff9-5d6e-11d8-8… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/WHATSNEW-3.0.2a.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-064.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.osvdb.org/3919 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Date Public
2004-02-18 00:00
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