CVE-2015-5370
Description
Multiple flaws were found in Samba's DCE/RPC protocol implementation. A remote, authenticated attacker could use these flaws to cause a denial of service against the Samba server (high CPU load or a crash) or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Samba (root). This flaw could also be used to downgrade a secure DCE/RPC connection by a man-in-the-middle attacker taking control of an Active Directory (AD) object and compromising the security of a Samba Active Directory Domain Controller (DC).
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.5 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Complete | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Samba project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jouni Knuutinen (Synopsis) as the original reporter.
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