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CVE-2013-4408 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dcerpc_read_ncacn_packet_done function in librpc/rpc/dcerpc_util.c in winbindd in Samba 3.x before 3.6.22…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4287

cvss
8.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dcerpc_read_ncacn_packet_done function in librpc/rpc/dcerpc_util.c in winbindd in Samba 3.x before 3.6.22, 4.0.x before 4.0.13, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows remote AD domain controllers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid fragment length in a DCE-RPC packet.

Patch / fix

  • samba Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4408

  • samba Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2:4.0.13+dfsg-1ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4408

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • samba storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • samba-swat storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • libsmbclient storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • samba-client storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • samba-common storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • samba-winbind storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • samba-glusterfs storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs
  • samba-domainjoin-gui storage 2.1 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0009RHSA-2013:1806RHSA-2013:1805

  • samba openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.5.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10069-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4408 updated cvss 6.8

samba: Heap-based buffer overflow due to incorrect DCE-RPC fragment length field check

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba3x 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-swat 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-client 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-common 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-winbind 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-domainjoin-gui 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba3x 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-swat 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-client 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-common 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-winbind 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-domainjoin-gui 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, libsmbclient 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-client 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-common 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4-dc 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-swat 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-winbind-krb5-locator 3.6.9-167.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) samba3x 3.6.6-0.138.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, samba-client 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-common 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4-dc 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, samba-winbind 3.6.9-167.el6_5, +12 more
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-swat 3.6.9-167.el6_5, libsmbclient 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-winbind-krb5-locator 3.6.9-167.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, libsmbclient 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-client 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-common 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4-dc 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-swat 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-winbind-krb5-locator 3.6.9-167.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, libsmbclient 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-client 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-common 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba4-dc 4.0.0-60.el6_5.rc4, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-swat 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-domainjoin-gui 3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-winbind-krb5-locator 3.6.9-167.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1806
  • Red Hat Storage Server 2.1 samba 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, samba-swat 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, libsmbclient 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, samba-client 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, samba-common 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, samba-winbind 3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0009
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 samba Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ctdb, samba, samba-dc, ctdb-tests, samba-libs, samba-pidl, +18 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 8.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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