CVE-2003-0686

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 27.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in PAM SMB module (pam_smb) 1.1.6 and earlier, when authenticating to a remote service, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Dave Airlie Pam Smb: 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5 (+2)
RedHat Pam Smb: 1.1.6-2, 1.1.6-5, 1.1.6-7

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000734
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252769930090&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/9611
http://us2.samba.org/samba/ftp/pam_smb/
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-374
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680260
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-261.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-262.html
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-50.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A469
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000734
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252769930090&w=2

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