CVE-2023-5568 | BDVDB-2026-214869 Detail

Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Description#

A heap-based Buffer Overflow flaw was discovered in Samba. It could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-10-24Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-09-02Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-10-24
Last modified: 2025-09-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All Red Hat vulnerabilities

Score

5.9 Medium

EPSS

2.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 81.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.9 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	Low
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).