RULE(RULE ID:316678)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2016-07-21
Rule Name: PROTOCOL-LDAP Samba LDAP Server Libldb Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-3223)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.
Impact: An attacker can launch a denial of service attack by exploiting the vulnerability successfully.
Affected OS: Solaris, Other Unix, FreeBSD, Linux
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:79731
SecurityTrackerID:1034493
Solutions
More advisories have been published on the website, please visit for more suggestions:
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-3223.html