Description
Samba 3.2.0 uses weak permissions (0666) for the (1) group_mapping.tdb and (2) group_mapping.ldb files, which allows local users to modify the membership of Unix groups.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837
Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31601
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2
Scores
EPSS
0.0106
EPSS Percentile
77.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
samba/samba
3.2.0 - 3.2.3
Published
Aug 27, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026