CVE-2014-0244 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the sys_recvfrom function of Samba versions 3.6.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.x. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted UDP packet to the nmbd service, leading to an infinite loop and high CPU consumption. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low-complexity attack requiring adjacent network access, with the primary impact being availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has received some community discussion and limited media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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