CVE-2016-0771

Summary

CVECVE-2016-0771
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-13 22:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Samba Samba 4.0.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.10 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.11 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.12 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.13 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.14 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.15 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.16 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.17 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.18 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.19 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.20 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.21 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.22 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.23 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.24 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.8 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.9 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.10 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.11 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.12 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.13 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.14 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.15 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.16 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.17 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.18 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.19 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.20 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.21 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.22 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.8 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.9 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc3 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc4 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.8 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.3.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.3.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.3.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.3.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.3.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.3.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.4.0 rc2 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.4.0 rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Samba Out-of-Bounds Read Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service or Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3514-1 samba af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Samba CVE-2016-0771 Out of Bound Read Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-2922-1: Samba vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.samba.org
Samba - Security Announcement Archive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.samba.org Vendor Advisory
Bug 11128 – ndr_push_error unexpected blob length is too large af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.samba.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0813-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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