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TI-2018-10494 Aliases CVE-2018-14629GHSA-4hxq-xf3v-3jxv

Uncontrolled resource consumption in [UNKNOWN] samba

Priority LOW 37CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in Samba's LDAP server before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, and 4.9.3. A CNAME loop could lead to infinite recursion in the server. An unprivileged local attacker could create such an entry, leading to denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05192 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]samba4.7.12; 4.8.7; 4.9.3—No fix listedCNA
  • samba Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected 4.7.12; 4.8.7; 4.9.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.7.12; 4.8.0 to before 4.8.7; 4.8.8 to before 4.9.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.7.12; 4.8.0 to before 4.8.7; 4.8.8 to before 4.9.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] samba — USN-3827-1

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-12051 Use after free in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2018-12061 NULL pointer dereference in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 35
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] samba — USN-3827-2

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-12051 Use after free in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2018-12061 NULL pointer dereference in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 35
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
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  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] samba — DSA-4345

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-12051 Use after free in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2018-12061 NULL pointer dereference in [UNKNOWN] sambaPriority LOW 35
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Storage 3
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14629
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hxq-xf3v-3jxv

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Sources

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