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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52957
Category:Turbolinux Local Security Tests
Title:Turbolinux TLSA-2003-50 (pam_smb)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to pam_smb
announced via advisory TLSA-2003-50.

The pam_smb is a package for a PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) module that
allows Linux/Unix user authentication sing an external SMB server.
The remote buffer overflow in the pam_smb module that an attacker can
exploit the pam_smb configured to authenticate a remotely accessible
service. However, the pam_smb module is not enabled by default.

This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Solution: Please use the turbopkg (zabom) tool to apply the update.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=TLSA-2003-50

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0686
Bugtraq: 20030901 GLSA: pam_smb (200309-01) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106252769930090&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#680260
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680260
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:734
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000734
Debian Security Information: DSA-374 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-374
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A469
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-261.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-262.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/9611
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:036 (Google Search)
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2003-50
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-50.txt
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