#VU22331 NULL pointer dereference in Samba - CVE-2019-14847
Published: October 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22331
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14847
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samba
Samba
Software vendor:
Samba
Samba
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within implementation of the MS-ADTS "3.1.1.3.1.3.3 Range Retrieval of Attribute Values" feature. A remote user with "get changes" extended access right can trigger NULL pointer dereference error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.