CVE-2007-2444: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Privilege Management

Modified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-2444

Published 14-05-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-2444 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

7.2/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.78%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2

DSA-1291-2 DTSA-41-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10683-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11365-1

Timeline

14-05-2007
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Logic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the root user.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.07.2

EPSS trend

Probability

0.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.78% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products

samba< 3.0.25-1
debian_linuxEOL4.0 | 5.0

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 6.10 | 7.04

Samba1 product

sambaEOL3.0.23d | 3.0.24 | 3.0.25:pre2

3 vendors · 4 products

References

35 links

security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/25289Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1805VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENPermissions Required
secunia.com/advisories/25772Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.012.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource OPENPKGThird Party Advisory
lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/25270Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468670/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2281VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENPermissions Required
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2210VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENPermissions Required

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h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01078980Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource HPBroken Link
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource TRUSTIXBroken Link
www.securitytracker.com/id?1018049VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/2701Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SREASON
secunia.com/advisories/25241Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:104Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/25256Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1366X Refsource CONFIRMBroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/25259Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.475906Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWAREMailing ListThird Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102964-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTBroken Link
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1291Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468548/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
secunia.com/advisories/25232Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/25251Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200588-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTBroken Link
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-2Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/25246Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
osvdb.org/34698VDB EntryX Refsource OSVDBBroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/25255Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/23974VDB EntryX Refsource BIDThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/25675Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2444Advisory