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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-10745

This flaw allows a remote attacker could to cause the Samba server to consume excessive CPU use, resulting in a denial of service.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.87%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in all Samba versions before 4.10.17, before 4.11.11 and before 4.12.4 in the way it processed NetBios over TCP/IP. This flaw allows a remote attacker could to cause the Samba server to consume excessive CPU use, resulting in a denial of service. This highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.87% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
samba/samba · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.