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CVE-2015-3223 Detail

Description

The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79731 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2856-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290287 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aa6c27148b9d3f8c1e4fdd5dd46bfecbbd0ca465 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec504dbf69636a554add1f3d5703dd6c3ad450b8 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-3223.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-3223
NVD Published Date:
12/29/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.