Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0240
CVE-2015-0240
Description
The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x before 4.0.25, 4.1.x before 4.1.17, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0rc5 performs a free operation on an uninitialized stack pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Netlogon packets that use the ServerPasswordSet RPC API, as demonstrated by packets reaching the _netr_ServerPasswordSet function in rpc_server/netlogon/srv_netlog_nt.c.
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Affected products
102cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 87 more
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.5.x (all), 3.6.x <3.6.25, 4.0.x <4.0.25, 4.1.x <4.1.17, 4.2.x <4.2.0rc5
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/samba&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/samba&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 4.5.0-1.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.12-16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.12-16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.12-16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.12-16.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
36- securityblog.redhat.com/2015/02/23/samba-vulnerability-cve-2015-0240/nvdExploit
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-0240nvdVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0084.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00028.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00030.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00031.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00035.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0249.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0250.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0251.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0252.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0253.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0254.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0255.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0256.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0257.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3171nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72711nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031783nvd
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2508-1nvd
- access.redhat.com/articles/1346913nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250509-0001/nvd
- support.lenovo.com/product_security/samba_remote_vulnnvd
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/samba_remote_vulnnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36741/nvd
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