#VU32319 Buffer overflow in Samba - CVE-2016-0771 

 

#VU32319 Buffer overflow in Samba - CVE-2016-0771

Published: March 14, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32319
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0771
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samba
Software vendor:
Samba

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4, when an AD DC is configured, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory by uploading a crafted DNS TXT record.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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