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CVE-2020-27840
Published: May 12, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
A flaw was found in samba. Spaces used in a string around a domain name (DN), while supposed to be ignored, can cause invalid DN strings with spaces to instead write a zero-byte into out-of-bounds memory, resulting in a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | samba | affected samba 4.14.1, samba 4.13.6, samba 4.12.13 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210326-0007/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2021-c2d8628d33
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
[debian-lts-announce] 20210331 [SECURITY] [DLA 2611-1] ldb security update
mailing-list
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DSA-4884
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
FEDORA-2021-1a8e93a285
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2021-c93a3a5d3f
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941400
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2020-27840.html
x_refsource_MISC
GLSA-202105-22
vendor-advisory
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