CVE-2018-10918 describes a null pointer dereference vulnerability in Samba versions prior to 4.7.9 and 4.8.4, specifically affecting Samba servers configured as Active Directory Domain Controllers. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to trigger a denial of service, crashing the Samba server. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, but its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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