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CVE-2015-7540
The LDAP server in the AD domain controller in Samba...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9d989c9dd7a5b92d0c5d65287935471b83b6e884
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=530d50a1abdcdf4d1775652d4c456c1274d83d8d
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034492
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79736
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-7540.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288451
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Affected Vendor
samba
View all reports →Affected Software
samba, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10, 7.0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 29th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.