CVE-2004-0807: Medium severity Samba Samba vulnerability

Published Sep 13, 2004
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Updated

Samba 3.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and memory exhaustion) via certain malformed requests that cause new processes to be spawned and enter an infinite loop.

Affected Software

27 affected components
Samba Samba=3.0.3
Conectiva Linux=9.0
Samba Samba=3.0.2a
Samba Samba=3.0.5
Samba Samba=3.0.6
SGI Samba=3.0.1
SGI Samba=3.0
Samba Samba=3.0.4-rc1
Samba Samba=3.0.0
SGI Samba=3.0.3
SGI Samba=3.0.4
SGI Samba=3.0.6
SGI Samba=3.0.5
Samba Samba=3.0.2
Conectiva Linux=10.0
Samba Samba=3.0.4
Samba Samba=3.0.1
SGI Samba=3.0.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=8
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=10.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=8.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=10.0

Event History

Sep 13, 2004
CVE Published
04:00 AM
Sep 14, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0807?

CVE-2004-0807 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to denial of service, impacting the availability of the affected Samba services.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-0807?

To fix CVE-2004-0807, upgrade Samba to version 3.0.7 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2004-0807?

CVE-2004-0807 affects users running Samba versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.6, including various distributions such as Conectiva and SUSE.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2004-0807 enable?

CVE-2004-0807 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service through malformed requests that lead to an infinite loop.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2004-0807?

There is no specific workaround for CVE-2004-0807; upgrading the software is the recommended action.

Contact

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