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CVE-2015-2704 json

realmd allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary configurations in to sssd.conf and smb.conf via a newline character in an LDAP response.

published 2015-05-18 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2794

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

realmd allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary configurations in to sssd.conf and smb.conf via a newline character in an LDAP response.

Patch / fix

  • realmd Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.16.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2704

  • realmd Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.15.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2704

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  • realmd RHEL 7 0.16.1-5.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2184

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2704 updated cvss 4.3

realmd: untrusted data is used when configuring sssd.conf and/or smb.conf

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) realmd 0.16.1-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2184

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Exploit prediction

2.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

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