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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27840
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27840
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
A flaw was found in samba. Spaces used in a string around a domain name (DN), while supposed to be ignored, can cause invalid DN strings with spaces to instead write a zero-byte into out-of-bounds memory, resulting in a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | samba | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | samba | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | samba | *, *, * |
| Debian:11 | ldb | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | samba | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- May 12, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated