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CVE-2018-14629

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.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
28 Nov 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
4.7.12, 4.8.7, 4.9.3
Exploit chance
5.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SambaServers and applications · cpe:a:samba:samba
  • From 4.0.0 before 4.7.12
  • From 4.8.0 before 4.8.7
  • From 4.8.8 before 4.9.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14629
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14629