CVE-2015-0240

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-02-23
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was found in the Samba daemon (smbd). A malicious Samba client could send specially crafted netlogon packets that, when processed by smbd, could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running smbd (by default, the root user).

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.9
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (samba3x)	ELSA-2015-0249	2015-02-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (samba)	ELSA-2015-0251	2015-02-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (samba4)	ELSA-2015-0250	2015-02-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (samba)	ELSA-2015-0252	2015-02-23