6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-5568
Samba Heap Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2023, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5568 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samba samba
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-5568.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5568 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245174 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15491 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.19.2.html Release Notes
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5568 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245174 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15491 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0007/
https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.19.2.html Release Notes

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-5568 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5568 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5568
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245174
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15491
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0007/
    Added Reference https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.19.2.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0007/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0007/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5568 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5568 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245174 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245174 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15491 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15491 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.19.2.html No Types Assigned https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.19.2.html Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.19.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-5568 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.39 }} 0.06%

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0.73066

percentile

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