CVE-2007-6015 in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in the send_mailslot function in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.27a, when the "domain logons" option is enable…
published 2007-12-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5985
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 27.5%
- EPSS 27.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the send_mailslot function in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.27a, when the "domain logons" option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GETDC mailslot request composed of a long GETDC string following an offset username in a SAMLOGON logon request.
Patch / fix
- samba Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.0.28-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6015
- samba RHEL 2.1 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2
- samba RHEL 3 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3
- samba RHEL 4 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4
- samba RHEL 5 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4
- samba-swat RHEL 2.1 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2
- samba-swat RHEL 3 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3
- samba-swat RHEL 4 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4
- samba-swat RHEL 5 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4
red hat advisories RHSA-2007:1117RHSA-2007:1114
- cifs-utils openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.13-1.3
- samba openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.14.6+git.182.2205d5224e3-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10683-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11365-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-6015 updated
samba: send_mailslot() buffer overflow
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) samba 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2, samba-swat 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2, samba-client 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2, samba-common 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1114
+10 more productsfewer
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el5_1.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) samba 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2, samba-swat 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2, samba-client 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2, samba-common 3.0.10-2.el4_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.14.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.4 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.8.2
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Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-4732)
Exploit prediction
27.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-4732 Samba 3.0.27a - 'send_mailslot()' Remote Buffer Overflow dos, 2007-12-14
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1114.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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samba.org
/samba/security/CVE-2007-6015.html
patch
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1117.html
vendor-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019295.1-1
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2
vendor-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238251-1
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_68_samba.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-556-1
vendor-advisory
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www11.itrc.hp.com
/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01475657
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2007/dsa-1427
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:244
vendor-advisory
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slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.451554
vendor-advisory
-
redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00304.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00308.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200712-10.xml
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27760
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2007-99/advisory/
vendor-advisory
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307430
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lists.vmware.com
/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
mailing-list
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28891
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/30835
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/29341
third-party-advisory
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/438395
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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securityfocus.com
/bid/26791
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1908
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/27999
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/485144/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
secunia.com
/advisories/30484
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/29032
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27993
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/38965
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=200773
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/484818/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1019065
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/27977
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0637
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/28029
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/4153
vdb-entry
- support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-520.htm
- secunia.com /advisories/27894
- secunia.com /advisories/28003
- secunia.com /advisories/28028
- secunia.com /advisories/28037
- secunia.com /advisories/28067
- secunia.com /advisories/28089
- securityreason.com /securityalert/3438
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/484825/100/0/threaded
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/484827/100/0/threaded
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-6015
- NVD CVE-2007-6015
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