The ms_fnmatch function in Samba 3.0.4 and 3.0.7 and possibly other versions allows…
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The ms_fnmatch function in Samba 3.0.4 and 3.0.7 and possibly other versions allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a SAMBA request that contains multiple * (wildcard) characters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04906 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.1:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.2:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.3:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.1:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.2:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.3:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.4:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.5:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.6:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.7:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Conectiva |
| cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | gentoo |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | core_2.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | core_3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium_processor:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.4:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.5:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.6:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:samba:3.0.7:*:irix:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Conectiva
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·gentoo
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions core_2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions core_3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium_processor:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2004:632 Released 2004-11-16 · Red Hat rating Importantsamba security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.i386, samba-client-3.0.7-1.3E.1 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.i386, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.i386, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.i386, samba-3.0.7-1.3E.1.ia64 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:632 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:632 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0930
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hm7-fv7g-c6pr
References
Advisory 8
Sources
- CVE-2004-0930 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0930 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hm7-fv7g-c6pr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2004-0930 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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