CVE-2004-0686 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Samba versions 2.2.x through 2.2.9 and 3.0.0 through 3.0.4, specifically when the "mangling method = hash" option is enabled in smb.conf. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and could lead to partial integrity impact with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While the exact impact and attack vectors are unknown, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Despite its age and lack of active exploitation, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting continued awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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