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 Platforms
Gentoo LinuxSamba SambaRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Linux Advanced WorkstationRedhat Fedora CoreConectiva LinuxSgi Samba