Memory leak in Samba - CVE-2017-15275

 

Memory leak in Samba - CVE-2017-15275

Published: November 21, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9373
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15275
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Samba
Affected software:
Samba

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to uncleared heap memory is sent to the client. A remote attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information and use it in further attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-15275

Update to version 4.5.15, 4.6.11 or 4.7.3.

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