MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0930

Samba vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
4.9%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The ms_fnmatch function in Samba 3.0.4 and 3.0.7 and possibly other versions allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a SAMBA request that contains multiple * (wildcard) characters.
Affected vendor
Samba
Affected product
Samba
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2005-01-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0930

  • Confirm whether Samba Samba is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0930.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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