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    CVE-2014-8143

    Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.24, 4.1.x before 4.1.16, and 4.2.x before 4.2rc4, when an Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) is configured, allows remote authenticated users to set the LDB userAccountControl UF_SERVER_TRUST_ACCOUNT bit, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging delegation of authority for user-account or computer-account creation.

    Published:Jan 15, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jan 17, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.04898
    CVSS Score:8.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Samba
    Product
    Samba

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00031.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62594
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72278
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031615
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.416326
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2481-1
    https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.0.23-CVE-2014-8143.patch
    https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.1.15-CVE-2014-8143.patch
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100596
    https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-8143
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00031.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62594
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72278
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031615
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.416326
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2481-1
    https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.0.23-CVE-2014-8143.patch
    https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.1.15-CVE-2014-8143.patch
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100596
    https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-8143

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High