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CVE-2014-3560

51
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3560 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the NetBIOS name services daemon (nmbd) of Samba 4.0.x and 4.1.x, affecting various distributions including Canonical and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw, stemming from a heap memory corruption due to an incorrect sizeof operation, allows unauthenticated attackers on the adjacent network to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its perceived severity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.9HIGH

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
5.5
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
56.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5638 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: samba4-0:4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: samba-0:4.1.1-37.el7_0
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.2Fixed in: samba4
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.4Fixed in: samba4

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-3560Important

samba: remote code execution in nmbd

Jul 31, 2014

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136280.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00027.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/59583
secunia.com / advisories/59610
secunia.com / advisories/59976
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/95081
git.samba.org
git.samba.org
samba.org / samba/security/CVE-2014-3560
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/69021
securitytracker.com / id/1030663
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2305-1