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01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aSambaFixed in samba 4.13.12, samba 4.14.8—

06 References

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+esm1
    Available 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+esm1
    Available 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.

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