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CVE-2008-1105 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_smb_raw function in util/sock.c in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.29 allows remote attackers to execute…

published 2008-05-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1114

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
69.1%
EPSS 69.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_smb_raw function in util/sock.c in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.29 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SMB response.

Patch / fix

  • samba Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.0.30-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1105

  • samba RHEL 5 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
  • samba-swat RHEL 5 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
  • samba-client RHEL 5 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
  • samba-common RHEL 5 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
  • samba RHEL 2.1 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3
  • samba RHEL 3 3.0.9-1.3E.15
  • samba RHEL 4 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5
  • samba-swat RHEL 2.1 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0290RHSA-2008:0289RHSA-2008:0288

  • 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-2008-1105 updated

Samba client buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.15
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0288
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1, samba-swat 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1, samba-client 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1, samba-common 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0288
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) samba 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3, samba-swat 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3, samba-client 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3, samba-common 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0289
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.15 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0288
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1, samba-swat 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1, samba-client 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1, samba-common 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0288
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) samba 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3, samba-swat 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3, samba-client 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3, samba-common 3.0.10-2.el4_5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0289
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.15 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.15, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.15 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 samba 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-swat 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-client 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5, samba-common 3.0.25b-1.el4_6.5
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 samba 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-swat 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-client 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3, samba-common 2.2.12-1.21as.9.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0288

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-5712)

Exploit prediction

69.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5712 Samba 3.0.29 (Client) - 'receive_smb_raw()' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2008-06-01

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.