CVE-2010-1635 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Samba smbd process via a NULL pointer dereference in the chain_reply function, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-1635?

CVE-2010-1635 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba Samba, published on 17 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The chain_reply function in process.c in smbd in Samba before 3.4.8 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and process crash) via a Negotiate Protocol request with a certain 0x0003 field value followed by a Session Setup AndX request with a certain 0x8003 field value.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1635?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1635?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-1635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1635, ECHO-1736-aa22-335c, GHSA-xvfw-jjhx-vm37.

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