Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libndr-nbt0 package, versions <4.7.11+git.140.6bd0e5b30d8-4.21.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBNDRNBT0-2758876
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Dec 2018

Introduced: 10 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-14629  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 libndr-nbt0 to version 4.7.11+git.140.6bd0e5b30d8-4.21.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libndr-nbt0 package and not the libndr-nbt0 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3. A CNAME loop could lead to infinite recursion in the server. An unprivileged local attacker could create such an entry, leading to denial of service.