# CVE-2018-16853: Samba from version 4.7.0 has a vulnerability that allows a user in a Samba AD domain to crash the KDC when Samba is built in the non-default

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] samba: 4.7.12, 4.8.7, 4.9.3

## Description

Samba from version 4.7.0 has a vulnerability that allows a user in a Samba AD domain to crash the KDC when Samba is built in the non-default MIT Kerberos configuration. With this advisory the Samba Team clarify that the MIT Kerberos build of the Samba AD DC is considered experimental. Therefore the Samba Team will not issue security patches for this configuration. Additionally, Samba 4.7.12, 4.8.7 and 4.9.3 have been issued as security releases to prevent building of the AD DC with MIT Kerberos unless --with-experimental-mit-ad-dc is specified to the configure command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] samba, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16853
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16853.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106026
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52

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