Vulnerability Description
A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3. A CNAME loop could lead to infinite recursion in the server. An unprivileged local attacker could create such an entry, leading to denial of service.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samba | Samba | >= 4.0.0, < 4.7.12 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106022Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14629ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4345Third Party Advisory
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-14629.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106022Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14629ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3827-1/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-14629?
CVE-2018-14629 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3. A CNAME loop could lead to infinite recursion in the server. An unprivileged local att...
How severe is CVE-2018-14629?
CVE-2018-14629 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-14629?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Samba Samba, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux.