CVE-2015-3223 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ldb_wildcard_compare function within the LDB library, affecting Samba 4.x versions prior to 4.1.22, 4.2.7, and 4.3.3 when used as an AD LDAP server. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by sending specially crafted packets containing certain zero values. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.3), it requires no authentication or user interaction, posing a low impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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