Denial of Service Vulnerability in ldb_wildcard_compare function

Denial of Service Vulnerability in ldb_wildcard_compare function

CVE-2015-3223 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The ldb_wildcard_compare function in ldb_match.c in ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles certain zero values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets.

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