Improper Input Validation Affecting samba-swat package, versions <0:3.6.9-169.el6_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-SAMBASWAT-1483362
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Jun 2014

Introduced: 12 Jun 2014

CVE-2014-0244  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 samba-swat to version 0:3.6.9-169.el6_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:0866.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-swat package and not the samba-swat package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1