Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2017-9461
smbd in Samba before 4.4.10 and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 has a denial of service vulnerability (fd_open_atomic infinite loop with high CPU usage and memory consumption) due to wrongly handling dangling symlinks.
EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Samba — versions 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9461?
- CVE-2017-9461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9461?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.