CVE-2014-0244

Description

A denial of service flaw was found in the way the sys_recvfile() function of nmbd, the NetBIOS message block daemon, processed non-blocking sockets. An attacker could send a specially crafted packet that, when processed, would cause nmbd to enter an infinite loop and consume an excessive amount of CPU time.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score3.33.3N/A
Attack VectorAdjacent NetworkAdjacent NetworkN/A
Access ComplexityLowLowN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Availability ImpactPartialPartialN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Daniel Berteaud (FIREWALL-SERVICES SARL) for reporting this issue.

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