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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-3433-1 | samba security update |
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USN-2855-1 | Samba vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.452Z
Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-7540

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-12-29T22:59:05.297
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-7540


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