SB2019061961 - NULL pointer dereference in samba (Alpine package)
Published: June 19, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061961
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12436)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processinf LDAP search queries. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted request to the affected AD DC LDAP server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.