CVE-2018-16852

Summary

CVECVE-2018-16852
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-11-28 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:36:00 UTC
DescriptionSamba 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Samba Samba All All All All
Application Samba Samba All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Samba Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Samba - Security Announcement Archive CONFIRM www.samba.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
November 2018 Samba Vulnerabilities in NetApp StorageGRID Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202003-52) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
1646386 – (CVE-2018-16852) CVE-2018-16852 samba: NULL pointer de-reference in Samba AD DC DNS management server CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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