CVE-2007-0473

Publication date 3 February 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve /etc/sudoers permissions across modifications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (/etc/sudoers contents) by reading this file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
smb4k 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.8.0-1build1
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

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