Vulnerability Report

CVE-2023-42669

Title: Samba Denial of Service (DoS)

Denial of Service (DoS)

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2023-42669.

CWE Category CWE-400
Published Date Nov 06, 2023
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.58%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-42669: A vulnerability was found in Samba's "rpcecho" development server, a non-Windows RPC server used to test Samba's DCE/RPC stack elements. This vulnerability stems from an RPC function that can be blocked indefinitely. The issue arises because the "rpcecho" service operates with only one worker in the main RPC task, allowing calls to the "rpcecho" server to be blocked for a specified time, causing service disruptions. This disruption is triggered by a "sleep()" call in the "dcesrv_echo_TestSleep()" function under specific conditions. Authenticated users or attackers can exploit this vulnerability to make calls to the "rpcecho" server, requesting it to block for a specified duration, effectively disrupting most services and leading to a complete denial of service on the AD DC. The DoS affects all other services as "rpcecho" runs in the main RPC task.

Impacted Vendors

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redhat 1
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storage_project 1
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samba 1
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sgi 1

Reference Links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6209 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6744 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7371 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7408 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7464 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7467 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42669 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241884 https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15474 https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-42669.html https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6209 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6744 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7371 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7408 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7464 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7467 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42669 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241884 https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15474 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0002/ https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-42669.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2023-42669 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.