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CVE-2018-16852 Details

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16852 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52 CVE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181127-0001/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16852.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106024 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
samba samba
>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16852
NVD Published Date:
Nov 28, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-16852 Details - Not Deferred