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01 Record

CVE-2018-10918

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score5.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

02 Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the way samba checked database outputs from the LDB database layer. An authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash a samba server in an Active

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 84.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-08-22 17:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 07:54Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-05-09
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
b522bc0817dca1cac05bc4487db41870db60dc4405f19c0bcb7420572e51a2a0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
The Samba Teamsamba4.7.9, 4.8.4—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • samba
    Fixed in 2:4.8.4+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • samba
    Fixed in 2:4.8.4+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • samba
    Fixed in 2:4.8.4+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • samba
    Fixed in 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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