# CVE-2004-0807: Samba 3.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via certain malformed req

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Samba 3.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via certain malformed requests that cause new processes to be spawned and enter an infinite loop.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11141
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0046/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-467.html
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=139&type=vulnerabilities
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109509335230495&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109526231623307&w=2
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000873
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:092
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20041201-01-P
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-16.xml

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