Samba up to 4.16.11/4.17.10/4.18.5 Winbind out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samba up to 4.16.11/4.17.10/4.18.5 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Winbind. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-2127. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samba up to 4.16.11/4.17.10/4.18.5 (File Transfer Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Winbind. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 07/20/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at samba.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2127 since 06/18/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242780 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : samba Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0133)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.16.10, 4.17.9 or 4.18.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242780). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242780
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : samba Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0133)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Samba 4.16.10/4.17.9/4.18.4

Timelineinfo

06/18/2022 🔍
07/20/2023 +397 days 🔍
07/20/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2025 +737 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-bcd91bfcd3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2127 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2127
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235091

Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2023 17:10
Updated: 07/26/2025 07:00
Changes: 07/20/2023 17:10 (40), 08/15/2023 14:22 (2), 08/15/2023 14:24 (12), 09/16/2024 17:30 (26), 07/26/2025 07:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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