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CVE-2015-3223
The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x…
Medium5.3EPSS 6.9%
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- redhat
Description
The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (19)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290287 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-0e0879cc8a (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2855-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-3223.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2856-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:2304 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:2305 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 79731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec504dbf69636a554add1f3d5703dd6c3ad450b8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2354 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-b36076d32e (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1034493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3433 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aa6c27148b9d3f8c1e4fdd5dd46bfecbbd0ca465 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-47 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-2855-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2356 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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