CVE-2014-0239

samba: potential DoS in the internal DNS server

Published May 28, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 66.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.0.18 does not check the QR field in the header section of an incoming DNS message before sending a response, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged response packet that triggers a communication loop, a related issue to CVE-1999-0103.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0277 The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.0.18 does not check the QR field in the header section of an incoming DNS message before sending a response, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged response packet that triggers a communication loop, a related issue to CVE-1999-0103.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2257-1 Samba vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2014, 4:58 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 28, 2014, 12:00 AM