CVE-2018-10918

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105083	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10918	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180814-0001/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3738-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-10918.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
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Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-08-22 17:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-10918

Mitre link : CVE-2018-10918

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-10918

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

samba

samba

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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