Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16852

Samba from version 4.9.0 and before version 4.9.3 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer de-reference. During the processing of an DNS zone in the DNS management DCE/RPC server, the internal DNS server or the Samba DLZ plugin for BIND9, if the DSPROPERTY_ZONE_MASTER_SERVERS property or DSPROPERTY_ZONE_SCAVENGING_SERVERS property is set, the server will follow a NULL pointer and terminate. There is no further vulnerability associated with this issue, merely a denial of service.
Published 2018-11-28 14:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:36:22
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2018-16852

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16852

EPSS FAQ
0.72%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 80 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16852

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.5
 LOW AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
6.8
2.9
 NIST
4.4
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
0.7
3.6
 NIST
6.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
 Red Hat, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2018-16852

  • The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2018-16852

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