Improper input validation in Samba - CVE-2018-1050
Published: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10949
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1050
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Samba
Affected software:
Samba
Samba
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing RPC requests to the spoolss service. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RPC request to the affected service and trigger denial of service conditions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the RPC spoolss service services is configured as external daemon.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing RPC requests to the spoolss service. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RPC request to the affected service and trigger denial of service conditions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the RPC spoolss service services is configured as external daemon.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1050
Apply patch from vendors website.