| CVE ID | CVE-2021-44142 |
| CVSS SCORE | 5.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Samba |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Samba |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Samba. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the fruit_pread method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Samba has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2021-44142.html |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Nguyen Hoang Thach (https://twitter.com/hi_im_d4rkn3ss) and Billy Jheng Bing-Jhong (https://twitter.com/st424204) |
