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CVE-2018-16852

Samba from version 4.9.0 and before version 4.9.3 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer de-reference.

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Summary

Samba from version 4.9.0 and before version 4.9.3 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer de-reference. During the processing of an DNS zone in the DNS management DCE/RPC server, the internal DNS server or the Samba DLZ plugin for BIND9, if the DSPROPERTY_ZONE_MASTER_SERVERS property or DSPROPERTY_ZONE_SCAVENGING_SERVERS property is set, the server will follow a NULL pointer and terminate. There is no further vulnerability associated with this issue, merely a denial of service.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • [UNKNOWN] samba

    4.9.3

References 5

samba.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

security.netapp.com

securityfocus.com

security.gentoo.org