# CVE-2013-4124: Integer overflow in the read\_nttrans\_ea\_list function in nttrans.c in smbd in Samba 3.x before 3.5.22, 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and 4.x before 4

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2013-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the read_nttrans_ea_list function in nttrans.c in smbd in Samba 3.x before 3.5.22, 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed packet.

## What to do

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141660010015249&w=2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00012.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-4124
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113591.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00015.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0028.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.0.8.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.6.17.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1966-1
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xml
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028882
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0305.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.22.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86185
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:207
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984401
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/114011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54519
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1310.html
- http://ftp.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.0.7-CVE-2013-4124.patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1542.html
- http://osvdb.org/95969
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1543.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27778
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/samba/read_nttrans_ea_list.rb

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