CVE-2014-0244

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-06-12

Description

A denial of service flaw was found in the way the sys_recvfile() function of nmbd, the NetBIOS message block daemon, processed non-blocking sockets. An attacker could send a specially crafted packet that, when processed, would cause nmbd to enter an infinite loop and consume an excessive amount of CPU time.

See more information about CVE-2014-0244 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	3.9	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (samba3x)	ELSA-2014-0866	2014-07-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (samba)	ELSA-2014-0866	2014-07-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (samba)	ELSA-2014-0867	2014-07-23

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