CVE-2014-0239
mediumpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.668 · 99 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.0.18 does not check the QR field in the header section of an incoming DNS message before sending a response, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged response packet that triggers a communication loop, a related issue to CVE-1999-0103.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (7)
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references (15)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/59579cnnvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xmlcnnvd
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-0239cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030309cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67691cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59579enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-0239enisa_euvd
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