#VU27376 Use-after-free in Samba - CVE-2020-10700

 

#VU27376 Use-after-free in Samba - CVE-2020-10700

Published: April 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27376
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10700
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samba
Software vendor:
Samba

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when Paged results control is combined with ASQ control while performing search operations. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted LDAP search query, trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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