CVE-2015-3223
The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 6.88% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189, CWE-399
- Affected
- samba/samba
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79731
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2856-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290287
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aa6c27148b9d3f8c1e4fdd5dd46bfecbbd0ca465
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec504dbf69636a554add1f3d5703dd6c3ad450b8
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-3223.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79731
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.