Samba 4.17 LDAP Attribute dnsHostname permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Samba 4.17. This affects an unknown function of the component LDAP Attribute Handler. This manipulation of the argument dnsHostname causes permission. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-0225. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba 4.17 (File Transfer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component LDAP Attribute Handler. The manipulation of the argument dnsHostname with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/31/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at samba.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0225. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-12311). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
03/31/2023 +78 days 🔍
03/31/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/07/2025 +829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: samba.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224683
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2023 19:29
Updated: 07/07/2025 07:04
Changes: 03/31/2023 19:29 (38), 04/21/2023 08:40 (2), 04/21/2023 08:43 (11), 02/18/2025 18:34 (16), 07/07/2025 07:04 (1)
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