CVE-2021-20277

CVE Details

Release Date:2021-05-12

Description


A flaw was found in Samba's libldb. Multiple, consecutive leading spaces in an LDAP attribute can lead to an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to a crash of the LDAP server process handling the request. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

See more information about CVE-2021-20277 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 7.5 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (libldb)ELSA-2021-10722021-04-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (libldb)ELSA-2021-11972021-04-14



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