CVE-2008-3789

N/A
Published: August 27, 2008 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSAMBA

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.2.0 ≤ v < 3.2.3
Affected range stops below 3.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31601
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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