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CVE-2015-0240

Published: Feb 24, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-17
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
88.0%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x before 4.0.25, 4.1.x before 4.1.17, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0rc5 performs a free operation on an uninitialized stack pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Netlogon packets that use the ServerPasswordSet RPC API, as demonstrated by packets reaching the _netr_ServerPasswordSet function in rpc_server/netlogon/srv_netlog_nt.c.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-17

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·US
Suse Linux Enterprise ServerOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development KitOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE EvergreenOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
novell
commercial·USaka novell suse, suse novell
suse linux enterprise desktopOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linux enterprise serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linux enterprise software development kitOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
samba
oss-project·DE
sambaLibraryLibrary
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Samba Team
oss-project·AUaka samba
SambaLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039217203031&w=2
marc.info
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0257.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0254.html
rhn.redhat.com
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