5.3

CVE-2015-3223: samba Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3223DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3223
Published 29-12-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3223 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in samba. EPSS estimates a 6.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 6
DSA-3433-1MGASA-2016-0094OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10074-1RHSA-2016:0009RHSA-2016:0014

Timeline

  1. 29-12-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.88% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
6.88%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • ldb< 1:1.1.16-1ubuntu0.1 | < 2:1.1.24-1ubuntu1
  • samba< 2:4.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2.14.04.11 | < 2:4.3.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Debian1 product
  • samba< 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1
Samba1 product
  • sambaEOL4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6 | 4.0.7 | 4.0.8 | 4.0.9 | 4.0.10 | 4.0.11 | 4.0.12 | 4.0.13 | 4.0.14 | 4.0.15 | 4.0.16 | 4.0.17 | 4.0.18 | 4.0.19 | 4.0.20 | 4.0.21 | 4.0.22 | 4.0.23 | 4.0.24 | 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.5 | 4.1.6 | 4.1.7 | 4.1.8 | 4.1.9 | 4.1.10 | 4.1.11 | 4.1.12 | 4.1.13 | 4.1.14 | 4.1.15 | 4.1.16 | 4.1.17 | 4.1.18 | 4.1.19 | 4.1.20 | 4.1.21 | 4.2.0 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.2 | 4.2.3 | 4.2.4 | 4.2.5 | 4.2.6 | 4.3.0 | 4.3.1 | 4.3.2

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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