CVE-2004-0829

CVE-2004-0829 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Samba versions prior to 2.2.11, where a remote attacker can crash the smbd daemon. This occurs by sending a FindNextPrintChangeNotify request without a preceding FindFirstPrintChangeNotify, as demonstrated by the Windows XP SP2 SMB client. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.