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CVE-2007-5398
Stack-based buffer overflow in the reply_netbios_packet function in nmbd/nmbd_packets.c in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.26a, when…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 11.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the reply_netbios_packet function in nmbd/nmbd_packets.c in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.26a, when operating as a WINS server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted WINS Name Registration requests followed by a WINS Name Query request.
Timeline
ID reserved
By flexera
- 35 days later
· 35 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.4% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 27691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-90/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10230 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-544-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA07-352A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 30835 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29341 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2007-320-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- HPSBUX02316 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5811 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3869 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27679 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27682 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27701 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1018953 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1908 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27720 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27742 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBUX02341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 30484 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080108 VMSA-2008-0001 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-1409 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 27450 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27731 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [Security-announce] 20080107 VMSA-2008-0001 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 27787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28368 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26455 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1894 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200711-29 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20071115 Secunia Research: Samba "reply_netbios_packet()" Buffer OverflowVulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-3402 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 27927 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1712 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0859 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 3372 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 237764 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-5398.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0064 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- samba-replynetbiospacket-bo(38502) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:065 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20080123 UPDATED VMSA-2008-0001.1 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-5374 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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