CVE-2014-0239
EPSS 22.2%
Description
The internal DNS server in Samba 4.x before 4.0.18 does not check the QR field in the header section of an incoming DNS message before sending a response, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged response packet that triggers a communication loop, a related issue to CVE-1999-0103.
How to fix CVE-2014-0239
To remediate CVE-2014-0239, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/samba—upgrade to 2:4.1.8+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-0239 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 22.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:4.1.8+dfsg-1