Infinite loop in samba (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-14629
CWE-ID CWE-835
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 samba (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU16154

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14629

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite query recursion caused by CNAME loops. A local attacker can add any dns record via ldap using the ldbadd tool, trigger infinite loop and cause the server to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

samba (Alpine package): 4.6.16-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3fc4f7d95608cc32f264afea7c233f8259d802cf
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec384894ee4c2d2edcaf58ed9ecf41f6a5663ce5
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3c92c02863b4b67c4e216314fd0d93ce47b5e5f5
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f7ba3ea2bf6a0f6310a8526c95d88f7986735f8c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bd73fabb2c22b54983d0f10ae0d7c7b441b26001
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5a2238501aacaf1b6c86507ac383022e1b09450e


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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