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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-20277

Multiple, consecutive leading spaces in an LDAP attribute can lead to an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to a crash of the LDAP server process handling the request.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.33%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in Samba's libldb. Multiple, consecutive leading spaces in an LDAP attribute can lead to an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to a crash of the LDAP server process handling the request. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
4.33% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-787
Affected
samba/samba · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.