# CVE-2003-0086: The code for writing reg files in Samba before 2.2.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a race condition involving chown.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The code for writing reg files in Samba before 2.2.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a race condition involving chown.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A554
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792646416629&w=2
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-11.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316165/30/25370/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7107
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104801012929374&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-095.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_016_samba.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:032
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8303
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030302-01-I
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8299

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