SMB: Samba smbd read_nttrans_ea_list Infinite Allocation Loop DOS

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Samba Server. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

Integer overflow in the read_nttrans_ea_list function in nttrans.c in smbd in Samba 3.x before 3.5.22, 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and 4.x before 4.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed packet.

Affected Products

Samba samba

References

CVE: CVE-2013-4124

Short Name
SMB:SAMBA:READ-NTTRANS-EA-LIST
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SMB
Keywords
Allocation CVE-2013-4124 DOS Infinite Loop Samba read_nttrans_ea_list smbd
Release Date
10/24/2013
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Opensuse

Fedoraproject

Samba

Redhat

Canonical

CVSS Score

5.0

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