Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.1.8+dfsg-1ubuntu3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
90.29% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-SAMBA-357033
  • published6 Aug 2014
  • disclosed6 Aug 2014

Introduced: 6 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-3560  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 samba to version 2:4.1.8+dfsg-1ubuntu3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

NetBIOS name services daemon (nmbd) in Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.21 and 4.1.x before 4.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that modify heap memory, involving a sizeof operation on an incorrect variable in the unstrcpy macro in string_wrappers.h.

CVSS Scores

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