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TI-2014-02884 Aliases CVE-2014-3560GHSA-6xf9-6qc5-4w36

NetBIOS name services daemon (nmbd) in Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.21 and 4.1.x before 4.1.11…

Priority HIGH 68CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

NetBIOS name services daemon (nmbd) in Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.21 and 4.1.x before 4.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that modify heap memory, involving a sizeof operation on an incorrect variable in the unstrcpy macro in string_wrappers.h.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.56378 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.10VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.10VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.11VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.12VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.13VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.14VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.15VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.16VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.17VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.18VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.19VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.20VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.15 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.16 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.17 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.18 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.19 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.20 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1008 Released 2014-08-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    samba security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libwbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, samba-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libwbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, samba-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libwbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, samba-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libwbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, samba-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libsmbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0.ppc, libwbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libsmbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0.ppc, libwbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libsmbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libwbclient-4.1.1-37.el7_0, samba-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libsmbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, libwbclient-devel-4.1.1-37.el7_0, samba-dc-4.1.1-37.el7_0 +8
  • RHSA-2014:1009 Released 2014-08-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    samba4 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-63.el6_5.rc4 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1008
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Storage 2
  • Red Hat Storage 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3560
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xf9-6qc5-4w36

References

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