# CVE-2014-0244: The sys\_recvfrom function in nmbd in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.24, 4.0.x before 4.0.19, and 4.1.x before 4.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The sys_recvfrom function in nmbd in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.24, 4.0.x before 4.0.19, and 4.1.x before 4.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed UDP packet.

## 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://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_samba1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:136
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0866.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-0244
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59834
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0866.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59848
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532757/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59407
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134717.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59919
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0279.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59378
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59579
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097815
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030455

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