CVE-2018-1140

Description

A missing input sanitization flaw was found in the implementation of LDP database used for the LDAP server. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service against a samba server, used as a Active Directory Domain Controller. All versions of Samba from 4.8.0 onwards are vulnerable

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.21% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: The Samba Team samba
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13374 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-1140.html patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180814-0001/ third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105082 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1140 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1140?
CVE-2018-1140 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1140?
To fix CVE-2018-1140, 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-2018-1140 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1140 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1140?
CVE-2018-1140 affects The Samba Team samba.
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