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CVE-2010-3069 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) sid_parse and (2) dom_sid_parse functions in Samba before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a d…

published 2010-09-15 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3071

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.1%
EPSS 10.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) sid_parse and (2) dom_sid_parse functions in Samba before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Security ID (SID) on a file share.

Patch / fix

  • samba samba 3.4.9, 3.5.5
  • samba Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:3.5.5~dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3069

  • samba RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • samba-swat RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • libsmbclient RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • samba-client RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • samba-common RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • samba-winbind RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • samba-domainjoin-gui RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
  • samba-winbind-clients RHEL 6 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0860RHSA-2010:0698RHSA-2010:0697

  • samba openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.5.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3069 updated cvss 8.3

Samba: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing specially-crafted SID records

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libtdb 1.1.2-52.el5_5.2, samba 3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.1, libtalloc 1.2.0-52.el5_5.2, samba3x 3.3.8-0.52.el5_5.2, tdb-tools 1.1.2-52.el5_5.2, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.1, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.7) samba 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1, samba-swat 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1, samba-client 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1, samba-common 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-client 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-common 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libtdb 1.1.2-52.el5_5.2, samba 3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.1, libtalloc 1.2.0-52.el5_5.2, samba3x 3.3.8-0.52.el5_5.2, tdb-tools 1.1.2-52.el5_5.2, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.29.el5_5.1, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0697
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, libsmbclient 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-client 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-common 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind-clients 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-swat 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0860
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-client 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-common 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0697
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libtalloc-devel 1.2.0-52.el5_5.2, samba3x-debuginfo 3.3.8-0.52.el5_5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0698
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.7) samba 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1, samba-swat 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1, samba-client 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1, samba-common 3.0.28-0.10.el4_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-client 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-common 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3 server) samba 3.0.33-3.7.el5_3.3, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.7.el5_3.3, samba-client 3.0.33-3.7.el5_3.3, samba-common 3.0.33-3.7.el5_3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.4 server) samba 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.3, samba-swat 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.3, samba-client 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.3, samba-common 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0697
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-client 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-common 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind-clients 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-swat 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, libsmbclient 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, libsmbclient 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-client 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-common 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind-clients 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-swat 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, libsmbclient 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-client 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-common 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-winbind-clients 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) samba 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-swat 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.5.4-68.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0860
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 samba 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-swat 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-client 3.0.9-1.3E.18, samba-common 3.0.9-1.3E.18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 samba 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-swat 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-client 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3, samba-common 3.0.33-0.19.el4_8.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0697

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Exploit prediction

10.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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