CVE-2015-0240

Public Exploit

Description

The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x before 4.0.25, 4.1.x before 4.1.17, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0rc5 performs a free operation on an uninitialized stack pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Netlogon packets that use the ServerPasswordSet RPC API, as demonstrated by packets reaching the _netr_ServerPasswordSet function in rpc_server/netlogon/srv_netlog_nt.c.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 91.13% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039217203031&w=2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0257.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0254.html vendor advisory
https://securityblog.redhat.com/2015/02/23/samba-vulnerability-cve-2015-0240/ exploit
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0084.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.360345 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36741/ exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0250.html vendor advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/samba_remote_vuln
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2508-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00035.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0253.html vendor advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-0240 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72711 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0249.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0251.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xml vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3171 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031783 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0252.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191325
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:082 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722696102151&w=2 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html vendor advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/samba_remote_vuln
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:081 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0255.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1346913
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00031.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0256.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00030.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00028.html vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250509-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0240?
CVE-2015-0240 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0240?
To fix CVE-2015-0240, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0240 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0240 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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