All Samba 4.x.x are vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability in the nmbd NetBIOS name services daemon
A remote code execution in nmbd (the NetBIOS name services daemon) has been found in Samba versions 4.0.0 to 4.1.10. ( assgined CVE-2014-3560) and a patch has been release by the team at samba.org.
Here's the details from http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-3560
=========== Description ===========
All current versions of Samba 4.x.x are vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability in the nmbd NetBIOS name services daemon. A malicious browser can send packets that may overwrite the heap ofthe target nmbd NetBIOS name services daemon. It may be possible to use this to generate a remote code execution vulnerability as the superuser (root).
================== Patch Availability ================== A patch addressing this defect has been posted to http://www.samba.org/samba/security/ Additionally, Samba 4.1.11 and 4.0.21 have been issued as security releases to correct the defect. Patches against older Samba versions are available at http://samba.org/samba/patches/. Samba vendors and administrators running affected versions are advised to upgrade or apply the patch as soon as possible. ========== Workaround ========== Do not run nmbd, the NetBIOS name services daemon.
Chris Mohan --- Internet Storm Center Handler on Duty
Keywords: Samba
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Aug 3rd 2014
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