CVE-2014-8143

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8143
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-17 02:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSamba 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Samba Samba 4.0.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.10 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.11 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.12 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.13 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.14 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.15 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.16 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.17 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.18 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.19 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.20 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.21 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.22 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.23 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.8 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.0.9 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.10 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.11 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.12 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.13 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.14 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.15 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.8 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.1.9 All All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Samba Samba 4.2.0 rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA62594 - Ubuntu update for samba - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Samba CVE-2014-8143 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1064-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2481-1: Samba vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.1.15-CVE-2014-8143.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.samba.org Patch
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0375-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Samba - Security Announcement Archive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.samba.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Samba Active Directory Domain Controller Access Control Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.0.23-CVE-2014-8143.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.samba.org Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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