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Researcher Finds Linux, Samba Security Bugs

Publication:Information WeekDate:Nov 19 2004
Reporter:Matt McKenzie

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A security expert this week reported two potentially significant bugs in Linux software used to share file and print services with Windows-based systems.

According to Stefan Esser, chief security officer at e-matters GmbH, a German security consulting firm, the first vulnerability affects Samba, an open-source product that provides file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients, including those using Windows. Esser said an attacker could use a buffer overflow exploit to execute arbitrary code on an unpatched Samba server.




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