# CVE-2013-4408: Heap-based buffer overflow in the dcerpc\_read\_ncacn\_packet\_done function in librpc/rpc/dcerpc\_util.c in winbindd in Samba 3.x before 3.6.22,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dcerpc_read_ncacn_packet_done function in librpc/rpc/dcerpc_util.c in winbindd in Samba 3.x before 3.6.22, 4.0.x before 4.0.13, and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows remote AD domain controllers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid fragment length in a DCE-RPC packet.

## What to do

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141660010015249&w=2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2054-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1805.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-4408
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-4.1.2-CVE-2013-4408-CVE-2012-6150.patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2812
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00063.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xml
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134717.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00088.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1806.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64191
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0009.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:299

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