CVE-2021-3671
A null pointer de-reference was found in the way samba kerberos server handled missing sname in TGS-REQ (Ticket Granting Server - Request). An authenticated user could use this flaw to crash the samba
02 Description
A null pointer de-reference was found in the way samba kerberos server handled missing sname in TGS-REQ (Ticket Granting Server - Request). An authenticated user could use this flaw to crash the samba
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-10-12 00:00Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 17:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-07-30
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e15ee32768a3f26a4cfad13376fc09b7b4ae08b165bcfb7420e0232f01d4071d
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2013080%2C
- bugzilla.samba.orghttps://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14770%2C
- github.comhttps://github.com/heimdal/heimdal/commit/04171147948d0a3636bc6374181926f0fb2ec83a
- www.debian.orgDSA-5287https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5287
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221126 [SECURITY] [DLA 3206-1] heimdal security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00034.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221215-0002/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0008/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- samba Fixed in 4.15.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- heimdal Fixed in 7.7.0+dfsg-3
- samba Fixed in 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- heimdal Fixed in 7.7.0+dfsg-3
- samba Fixed in 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- heimdal Fixed in 7.7.0+dfsg-3
- samba Fixed in 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- heimdal Fixed in 7.5.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- samba Fixed in 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.26
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- heimdal Fixed in 7.7.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
- samba Fixed in 2:4.13.14+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- samba Fixed in 2:4.13.14+dfsg-0ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- heimdal Fixed in 1.6~git20131207+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- samba No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- heimdal Fixed in 1.7~git20150920+dfsg-4ubuntu1.16.04.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- samba No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.