Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-5568
CVE-2023-5568
Description
A heap-based Buffer Overflow flaw was discovered in Samba. It could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
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Affected products
8- cpe:/a:redhat:storage:3
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6+ 3 more
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.19.2
- (no CPE)
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References
5- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5568nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.19.2.htmlnvdRelease Notes
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0007/nvd
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