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ALPINE-CVE-2018-16851
ALPINE-CVE-2018-16851
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Samba from version 4.0.0 and before versions 4.7.12, 4.8.7, 4.9.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service. During the processing of an LDAP search before Samba's AD DC returns the LDAP entries to the client, the entries are cached in a single memory object with a maximum size of 256MB. When this size is reached, the Samba process providing the LDAP service will follow the NULL pointer, terminating the process. There is no further vulnerability associated with this issue, merely a denial of service.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.8 | samba | 4.1.2-r0, 0, 3.2.10-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | samba | 4.4.5-r1, 4.5.1-r0, 4.5.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | samba | 3.6.15-r0, 3.6.13-r0, 3.6.12-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | samba | 3.6.10-r0, 3.6.12-r0, 3.6.13-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | samba | 4.1.3-r1, 4.8.5-r0, 4.8.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | samba | 3.5.9-r0, 3.2.10-r0, 3.2.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | samba | 3.6.16-r0, 0, 3.3.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | samba | 4.1.7-r0, 3.6.16-r0, 3.6.19-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | samba | 3.3.5-r2, 3.4.5-r1, 3.2.11-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | samba | 3.6.5-r0, 0, 3.2.10-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | samba | 0, 3.2.10-r0, 3.2.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | samba | 4.8.5-r0, 4.8.5-r0, 4.8.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | samba | 4.8.5-r0, 4.8.4-r1, 4.8.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | samba | 0, 3.2.10-r0, 3.2.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | samba | 3.3.7-r4, 3.2.10-r0, 3.2.11-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | samba | 4.1.8-r0, 4.1.9-r0, 4.2.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | samba | 3.6.13-r1, 3.6.15-r0, 3.6.16-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | samba | 4.1.7-r0, 4.1.6-r0, 4.1.5-r1 |
Timeline
- Nov 28, 2018 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch