VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-0771

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-03-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Description

The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4, when an AD DC is configured, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory by uploading a crafted DNS TXT record.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references