CVE-2018-1050

samba: NULL pointer dereference in printer server process

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 13, 2018

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Samba RPC external printer service. An attacker could use this flaw to cause the printer spooler service to crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Ensure the paramter: rpc_server:spoolss = external is not set in the [global] section of your smb.conf.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference