Multiple vulnerabilities in Samba



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
CVE-ID CVE-2018-16841
CVE-2018-16851
CVE-2018-16853
CVE-2018-16852
CVE-2018-16857
CWE-ID CWE-415
CWE-476
CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Samba
Server applications / Directory software, identity management

Vendor Samba

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Double-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16155

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16841

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to Samba's KDC will call talloc_free() twice on the same memory if the principal in a validly signed certificate does not match the principal in the AS-REQ when configured to accept smart-card authentication. A remote attacker can trigger double-free with talloc_free() and directly calls abort() and cause the KDC process to crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the version 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.3.0 - 4.9.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16841.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU16156

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16851

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to the entries are cached in a single memory object with a maximum size of 256MB during the processing of an LDAP search before Samba's AD DC returns the LDAP entries to the client. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference in the LDAP service when this size is reached and cause the process to crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the version 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.0.0 - 4.9.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16851.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU16157

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16853

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to use of experimental MIT Kerberos build of the Samba AD DC. A remote attacker can crash the KDC when Samba is built in the non-default MIT Kerberos configuration.

Mitigation

The vulnerability has been fixed in the version 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.7.0 - 4.9.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16853.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU16158

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16852

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated high-privileged attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the internal DNS server or the Samba DLZ plugin for BIND9 during the processing of an DNS zone in the DNS management DCE/RPC server if the DSPROPERTY_ZONE_MASTER_SERVERS property or DSPROPERTY_ZONE_SCAVENGING_SERVERS property is set. A remote attacker can NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.9.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.9.0 - 4.9.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16852.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU16159

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16857

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to AD DC configurations watching for bad passwords (to restrict brute forcing of passwords) in a window of more than 3 minutes may not watch for bad passwords at all. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and modify arbitrary data.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.9.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.9.0 - 4.9.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16857.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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