Unscored CVE-1999-1288 EUVD-1999-1269GHSA-474f-x56w-f5p5

Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid b…

Published Mar 9, 2002 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.

References

samba-wsmbconf(1406) vdb-entry
19981119 Vulnerability in Samba on RedHat, Caldera and PHT TurboLinux mailing-list
SA-1998.35 vendor-advisory