PT-2021-2610 · Samba+6 · Samba+6
Published
2021-03-24
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2020-27840
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Samba (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a buffer overflow, where data can be read beyond the specified buffer, potentially allowing a remote attacker to cause the application to crash. The threat posed by this issue is primarily to system availability. It involves the handling of domain names (DN) with spaces, which can lead to invalid DN strings and the writing of a zero-byte into out-of-bounds memory.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Out of bounds Read
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Samba
Suse
Ubuntu