FKIE_CVE-2008-3789

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-27 20:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31601Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31601Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
samba samba *

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        {
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          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "D5F8589D-6057-4038-8EE3-B1024C63D234",
              "versionEndExcluding": "3.2.3",
              "versionStartIncluding": "3.2.0",
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            }
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          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
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  "cveTags": [],
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Samba 3.2.0 usa permisos d\u00e9biles (0666) para los archivos (1) group_mapping.tdb y (2) group_mapping.ldb, lo que permite a usuarios locales modificar la pertenencia a los Grupos Unix."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-3789",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:56:32.657",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2008-08-27T20:41:00.000",
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    },
    {
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    {
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      "lastModified": "2008-08-28T00:00:00",
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          "value": "CWE-732"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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