CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-7540

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The LDAP server in the AD domain controller in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22 does not check return values to ensure successful ASN.1 memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via crafted packets.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a server crash, leading to service unavailability of LDAP services in the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Samba to version 4.1.22 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The LDAP server in the AD domain controller in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22 does not check return values to ensure successful ASN.1 memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via crafted packets.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS