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MEDIUM
CVE-2007-4138
Samba Winbind Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The Winbind nss_info extension (nsswitch/idmap_ad.c) in idmap_ad.so in Samba 3.0.25 through 3.0.25c, when the "winbind nss info" option is set to rfc2307 or sfu, grants all local users the privileges of gid 0 when the (1) RFC2307 or (2) Services for UNIX (SFU) primary group attribute is not defined.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2007, 1:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-4138 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samba samba
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-4138.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/26764 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26776
http://secunia.com/advisories/26795
http://secunia.com/advisories/26834
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3135
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.419439
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-4138.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25636 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018681
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3120
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36560
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1705
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10375
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00201.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/26764 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26776
http://secunia.com/advisories/26795
http://secunia.com/advisories/26834
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3135
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.419439
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-4138.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25636 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018681
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3120
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36560
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1705
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10375
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00201.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-4138 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-4138 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26764
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26776
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26795
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26834
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3135
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.419439
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1016.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1017.html
    Added Reference http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-4138.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25636
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018681
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3120
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36560
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1705
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10375
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00201.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479078/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10375 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10375 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36560 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36560 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-4138 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4138 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} -0.01%

score

0.29012

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability