CVE-2008-3789

N/A Unknown

Published: August 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

http://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31601

Source: cve@mitre.org

Not Applicable Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073