vulnerability
Samba CVE-2016-0771: Incorrect ACL get/set allowed on symlink path, Out-of-bounds read in internal DNS server.
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Mar 13, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 13, 2016
Added
Mar 24, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4, when an AD DC is configured, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory by uploading a crafted DNS TXT record.
Solutions
samba-upgrade-4_1_23samba-upgrade-4_2_9samba-upgrade-4_3_6samba-upgrade-4_4_0rc4
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