CVE-2000-0939 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Samba's web administration tool by sending repeated nonstandard HTTP GET requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0939?
CVE-2000-0939 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Samba Samba, published on 29 Nov 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly submitting a nonstandard URL in the GET HTTP request and forcing it to restart.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0939?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samba Samba.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0939 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samba Samba
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82rc-4qc5-3p7r.