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Samba 4.0.0 <= 4.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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Samba 4.0.0 <= 4.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities. Samba is prone to multiple Vulnerabilities. Malicious request can cause Samba LDAP server to hang, spinning using CPU. Malicious request can cause Samba LDAP server to return uninitialized memory that should not be part of the reply. Samba can expose Windows DCs to MS15-096 Denial of service via the creation of multiple machine accounts. Update to version 4.1.22, 4.2.7, 4.3.3 or later

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:samba:samba";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150736");
  script_version("2025-12-11T05:46:19+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-11 05:46:19 +0000 (Thu, 11 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-09-24 10:59:30 +0000 (Fri, 24 Sep 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-29 20:21:00 +0000 (Mon, 29 Aug 2022)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3223", "CVE-2015-5330", "CVE-2015-8467");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Samba 4.0.0 <= 4.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("smb_nativelanman.nasl", "gb_samba_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("samba/smb_or_ssh/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Samba is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"- CVE-2015-3223:

  Malicious request can cause Samba LDAP server to hang, spinning using CPU.

  - CVE-2015-5330:

  Malicious request can cause Samba LDAP server to return uninitialized memory that should not be
  part of the reply.

  - CVE-2015-8467:

  Samba can expose Windows DCs to MS15-096 Denial of service via the creation of multiple machine
  accounts.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Samba versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.21, 4.2.0 through 4.2.6 and
  4.3.0 through 4.3.2.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.1.22, 4.2.7, 4.3.3 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-3223.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-5330.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-8467.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.0.0", test_version2: "4.1.21")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.1.22", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.2.0", test_version2: "4.2.6")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.2.7", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.3.0", test_version2: "4.3.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.3.3", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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