CVE-2014-3560
samba: remote code execution in nmbd
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 31, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in Samba's NetBIOS message block daemon (nmbd). An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to send specially crafted packets that, when processed by nmbd, could possibly lead to arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of samba or samba3x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and the versions of samba as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as it only affected Samba 4.0.0 and higher.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 7.9AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer