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Samba 'DNS and LDAP' Denial of Service Vulnerability - Aug18
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Samba and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to missing null pointer checks.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Samba versions 4.8.0 onwards
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Samba 4.8.4 or later. Please see the references for more information.