CVE-2015-0240 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Samba versions 3.5.x, 3.6.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted Netlogon packets that trigger a free operation on an uninitialized stack pointer. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.