#VU78577 Out-of-bounds read in Samba - CVE-2022-2127
Published: July 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78577
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2127
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samba
Samba
Software vendor:
Samba
Samba
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information or perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in winbindd_pam_auth_crap.c in winbind AUTH_CRAP when performing NTLM authentication. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and gain access to sensitive information or crash the server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.