CVE-2004-0082 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0)
The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, when creating an account but marking it as disabled, may overwrite the user password with an uninitialized buffer, which could enable the account with a more easily guessable password.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0082 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-03-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The mksmbpasswd shell script (mksmbpasswd.sh) in Samba 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, when creating an account but marking it as disabled, may overwrite the user password with an uninitialized buffer, which could enable the account with a more easily guessable password. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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