Description
The LDAP server in the AD domain controller in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22 does not check return values to ensure successful ASN.1 memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via crafted packets.
Published: 2015-12-29
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 43.3% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3433-1 samba security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2855-1 Samba vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux Storage
Samba Samba
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.452Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7540

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-29T22:59:05.297

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-7540

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7540 - Bugzilla

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