CVE-2015-7540

samba: DoS to AD-DC due to insufficient checking of asn1 memory allocation

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El servidor LDAP en el controlador de dominio AD en Samba 4.x en versiones anteriores a 4.1.22 no comprueba los valores de retorno para asegurar que la asignación de memoria ASN.1 tuvo éxito, lo que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria y caída de demonio) a través de paquetes manipulados.

A denial of service flaw was found in the LDAP server provided by the AD DC in the Samba process daemon. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted packet, which could cause the server to consume an excessive amount of memory and crash.

Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block or Common Internet File System protocol, which allows PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and other information. A denial of service flaw was found in the LDAP server provided by the AD DC in the Samba process daemon. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted packet, which could cause the server to consume an excessive amount of memory and crash. Multiple buffer over-read flaws were found in the way Samba handled malformed inputs in certain encodings. An authenticated, remote attacker could possibly use these flaws to disclose portions of the server memory.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-09-29 CVE Reserved
2015-12-29 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (15)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79736	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034492	Third Party Advisory
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=530d50a1abdcdf4d1775652d4c456c1274d83d8d	X_refsource_confirm
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9d989c9dd7a5b92d0c5d65287935471b83b6e884	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2	2023-11-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288451	2016-01-08
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47	2023-11-07
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-7540.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7540	2016-01-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Samba Search vendor "Samba"		Samba Search vendor "Samba" for product "Samba"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.1.22 Search vendor "Samba" for product "Samba" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.22"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected