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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2611-1 | ldb security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4884-1 | ldb security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4888-1 | ldb vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4888-2 | ldb vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:43.194Z
Reserved: 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-27840
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-05-12T15:15:07.543
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:21:54.707
Link: CVE-2020-27840
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN