CVE-2018-1140
lowpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.108 · 96 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A missing input sanitization flaw was found in the implementation of LDP database used for the LDAP server. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service against a samba server, used as a Active Directory Domain Controller. All versions of Samba from 4.8.0 onwards are vulnerable
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–6.5
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affected products (18)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3118Samba: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-08-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samba ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsrestriktionen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
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references (21)
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- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wsscnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10796402cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1140cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13374cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156915/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202003-52.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180814-0001/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/76250cnnvd
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-1140.htmlcnnvd
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