CVE-2023-42669

MEDIUM

Samba >=4.0.0 <4.17.12 - Authenticated Denial of Service via rpcecho TestSleep Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability was found in Samba's "rpcecho" development server, a non-Windows RPC server used to test Samba's DCE/RPC stack elements. This vulnerability stems from an RPC function that can be blocked indefinitely. The issue arises because the "rpcecho" service operates with only one worker in the main RPC task, allowing calls to the "rpcecho" server to be blocked for a specified time, causing service disruptions. This disruption is triggered by a "sleep()" call in the "dcesrv_echo_TestSleep()" function under specific conditions. Authenticated users or attackers can exploit this vulnerability to make calls to the "rpcecho" server, requesting it to block for a specified duration, effectively disrupting most services and leading to a complete denial of service on the AD DC. The DoS affects all other services as "rpcecho" runs in the main RPC task.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6209
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6744
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7371
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7408
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7464
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7467
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42669
Issue Tracking issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241884

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0058
EPSS Percentile 69.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (9)
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 9.0_s390x
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 9.0_s390x
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 9.0_ppc64le
redhat/enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 9.0_ppc64le
redhat/storage 3.0
samba/samba 4.0.0 - 4.17.12
Published Nov 06, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026