Out-of-bounds Write Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.13.13+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.33% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-SAMBA-18022291
  • published20 Jul 2026
  • disclosed12 May 2021

Introduced: 12 May 2021

CVE-2021-20277  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest samba to version 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba package and not the samba package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1