Is CVE-2008-3789 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3789 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3789?

CVE-2008-3789 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2008-3789

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Samba 3.2.0 uses weak permissions (0666) for the (1) group_mapping.tdb and (2) group_mapping.ldb files, which allows local users to modify the membership of Unix groups.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
EPSS score: 0.5% (45th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3775)
Published: August 27, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3775 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

samba / samba

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496073(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
http://samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2008-3789.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31601(Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30837(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020770(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2440(Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44678(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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