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.
Find out more about CVE-2014-0244 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (samba3x) | RHSA-2014:0866 | 2014-07-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (samba) | RHSA-2014:0867 | 2014-07-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (samba) | RHSA-2014:0866 | 2014-07-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (samba4) | RHSA-2014:1009 | 2014-08-05 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 2.1 | samba | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba | Not affected |
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