QID 38886

Date Published: 2023-03-29

QID 38886: Samba Weak Hashing Algorithm Vulnerability

Affected samba versions prior to 4.15.13 are vulnerable to Use of Weak Hash where the AD DC using Heimdal can be forced to issue rc4-hmac encrypted Kerberos tickets.
Affected Versions:
Samba versions prior to 4.15.13
QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated)
This QID checks for vulnerable version of Samba from the banner of SAMBA service.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the targeted user.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.1 severity.
  • Solution

    Customers are advised to update to Samba Version 4.15.13 or later to patch the vulnerability. For more information please refer to the samba security advisory for following CVE-2022-45141Workaround:
    Please refer the vendor advisory for patch details.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 38886

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2022-45141 URL Logo www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-45141.html
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