CVE-2015-7540

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Dec 29, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-7540: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix