Samba from version 4.0.0 and before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, 4.9.3...
Vulnerability Description
Samba from version 4.0.0 and before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, 4.9.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service. During the processing of an LDAP search before Samba's AD DC returns the LDAP entries to the client, the entries are cached in a single memory object with a maximum size of 256MB. When this size is reached, the Samba process providing the LDAP service will follow the NULL pointer, terminating the process. There is no further vulnerability associated with this issue, merely a denial of service.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106027
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-1/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00005.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16851
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4345
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16851.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
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