Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811083
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Samba 'fd_open_atomic infinite loop' Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Summary:	Samba is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Samba is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists due to error in smbd which enters infinite loop when trying to open an invalid symlink with O_CREAT. Vulnerability Impact: Successfully exploiting this issue will allow remote attackers to conduct a denial-of-service condition(infinite loop with high CPU usage and memory consumption). Affected Software/OS: Samba versions before 4.4.10 and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 Solution: Upgrade to Samba 4.4.10 or 4.5.6 or later. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9461 BugTraq ID: 99455 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99455 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1950 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1950 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2338 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2778 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778
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