Description
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9637
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15132
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-078.shtml
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/3388eff9-5d6e-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A827
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/WHATSNEW-3.0.2a.txt
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-064.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/3919
Scores
EPSS
0.0208
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
samba/samba
3.0.0
samba/samba
3.0.1
Published
Mar 03, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026