UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7540

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7540
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7540.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7540
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2015-12-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:23.171663Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The LDAP server in the AD domain controller in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22 does not check return values to ensure successful ASN.1 memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via crafted packets.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / samba

Package

Name
samba
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/samba@2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11

Affected versions

2:3.*

2:3.6.18-1ubuntu3

2:4.*

2:4.0.10+dfsg-4ubuntu2
2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1
2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu2
2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu3
2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu4
2:4.1.3+dfsg-2ubuntu5
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.1
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.2
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.3
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.4
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.5
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.7
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.8
2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libnss-winbind",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnss-winbind-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-smbpass",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-smbpass-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-winbind",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-winbind-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libparse-pidl-perl",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libparse-pidl-perl-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbsharemodes-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbsharemodes-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbsharemodes0",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbsharemodes0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient0",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-samba",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-samba-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "registry-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "registry-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-common",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-common-bin",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-common-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-doc",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dsdb-modules",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dsdb-modules-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-libs",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-libs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-testsuite-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-vfs-modules",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-vfs-modules-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "smbclient",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "smbclient-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "winbind",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "winbind-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / samba

Package

Name
samba
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/samba@2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

2:4.*

2:4.1.17+dfsg-4ubuntu2
2:4.1.20+dfsg-1ubuntu1
2:4.1.20+dfsg-1ubuntu2
2:4.1.20+dfsg-1ubuntu3
2:4.1.20+dfsg-1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ctdb",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ctdb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnss-winbind",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnss-winbind-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-winbind",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-winbind-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libparse-pidl-perl",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libparse-pidl-perl-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsmbclient-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient0",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwbclient0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-samba",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "registry-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "registry-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-common",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-common-bin",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-common-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dsdb-modules",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-dsdb-modules-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-libs",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-libs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-testsuite-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-vfs-modules",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "samba-vfs-modules-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "smbclient",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "smbclient-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "winbind",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "winbind-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}