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TI-2013-03944 Aliases CVE-2013-4496GHSA-jfh4-9458-8w9g

Samba 3.x before 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.16, and 4.1.x before 4.1.6 does not enforce the…

Priority LOW 35CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Samba 3.x before 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.16, and 4.1.x before 4.1.6 does not enforce the password-guessing protection mechanism for all interfaces, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via brute-force ChangePasswordUser2 (1) SAMR or (2) RAP attempts.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09758 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0 to before 3.6.23; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.16; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 to before 3.6.23; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.16; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:0383 Released 2014-04-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    samba4 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) samba4-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-client-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4, samba4-common-4.0.0-61.el6_5.rc4 +11
  • RHSA-2014:0330 Released 2014-03-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    samba and samba3x security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba3x-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10, samba3x-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10.i386, samba3x-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10.ia64 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba3x-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10, samba3x-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10.i386, samba3x-client-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-client-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-doc-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) samba3x-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10, samba3x-winbind-devel-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10, samba3x-winbind-devel-3.6.6-0.139.el5_10.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-client-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-common-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-168.el6_5, libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-168.el6_5, libsmbclient-3.6.9-168.el6_5.ppc, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-168.el6_5, libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-168.el6_5.ppc, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-client-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-168.el6_5, samba-doc-3.6.9-168.el6_5 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Storage 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330, RHSA-2014:0383
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330, RHSA-2014:0383
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330, RHSA-2014:0383
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330, RHSA-2014:0383
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0330
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4496
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfh4-9458-8w9g

References

Advisory 17

Sources

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