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…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 43
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9 | Vulnerable | Samba |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
Show 33 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.10 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.11 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.12 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.13 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.14 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.15 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.16 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.17 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.18 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.19 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.20 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.21 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.22 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.23 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.7 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.8 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.9 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.10 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.11 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.12 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.13 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.14 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.15 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Samba |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.15 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.16 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.17 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.18 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.19 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.20 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.21 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.22 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.23 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.15 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Samba
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Storage 2
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8143
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g37q-w784-mfjr
References
Patch 3
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Sources
- CVE-2014-8143 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8143 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g37q-w784-mfjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-8143 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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