CVE-2014-0244

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.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.55% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_samba1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:136 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0866.html vendor advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-0244 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68148 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/61218 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59834 third party advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0866.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59848 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532757/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59407 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134717.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59433 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59919 third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0279.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59378 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:082 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59579 third party advisory
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 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0244?
CVE-2014-0244 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0244?
To fix CVE-2014-0244, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0244 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0244 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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