CVE-2018-10918

Publication date 14 August 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active Directory Domain Controller configuration. Samba versions before 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 are vulnerable.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
samba 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

4.7.0+ only

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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