CVE-2017-15275
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Samba before 4.7.3 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure of the server to clear allocated heap memory.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.7.3-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 17.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 17.10 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:4.7.1+dfsg-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:4.7.1+dfsg-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:4.7.1+dfsg-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:4.7.1+dfsg-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:4.7.1+dfsg-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| samba | samba | {"startIncluding":"3.6.0","endExcluding":"4.5.15"} | 4.5.15 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201712-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101908
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039855
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3486-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3486-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3260
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3261
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3278
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00029.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-07
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03817en_us
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4043
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-15275.html
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_72_Samba
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15275.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15275
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.