CVE-2014-3560

7.9 · HIGH

Published Aug 6, 2014 canonical CWE-94 EPSS 56.38% (99th pctl) AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-3560 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting canonical ubuntu_linux. It was published on August 6, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

NetBIOS name services daemon (nmbd) in Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.21 and 4.1.x before 4.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that modify heap memory, involving a sizeof operation on an incorrect variable in the unstrcpy macro in string_wrappers.h.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from canonical. Update ubuntu_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136280.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00027.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/59583 Ref secunia.com/advisories/59610 Ref secunia.com/advisories/59976 Ref www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-3560 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/69021 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1030663 Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2305-1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3560?

CVE-2014-3560 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting canonical ubuntu_linux. It was published on August 6, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-3560?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-3560?

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