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TI-2016-00690 Aliases CVE-2016-0771GHSA-mjrq-735v-hm5h

The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before…

Priority LOW 32CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.23, 4.2.x before 4.2.9, 4.3.x before 4.3.6, and 4.4.x before 4.4.0rc4, when an AD DC is configured, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from process memory by uploading a crafted DNS TXT record.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03011 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 69

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
Show 59 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.21VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.22VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.23VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.24VulnerableSamba
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: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:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.11VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.12VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.13VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.14VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.15VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.16VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.17VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.18VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.19VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.20VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.21VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.22VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 rc1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 rc2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 rc3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 rc4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc3VulnerableSamba
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.21 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.22 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.23 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.24 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • 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
  • 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:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.15 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.16 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.17 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.18 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.19 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.20 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.21 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.22 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Storage 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0771
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjrq-735v-hm5h

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2020-01431 Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-05139 Code injection in samba KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00210 The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00081 Buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code for SMB daemon (smbd) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02362 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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