CVE-2007-6015 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 27.48% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| samba | samba |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Samba 3.0.27a - 'send_mailslot()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-12-14 |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200773
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27760
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27993
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28003
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28067
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29341
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30484
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD