CVE-2008-3789

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Samba 3.2.0 uses weak permissions (0666) for the (1) group_mapping.tdb and (2) group_mapping.ldb files, which allows local users to modify the membership of Unix groups.

Affected products

Samba: from 3.2.0 before 3.2.3 — fixed in 3.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Samba 3.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073
http://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31601
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073
http://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31601
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2

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