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CVE-2019-14833

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4167-1

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in Samba, all versions starting samba 4.5.0 before samba 4.9.15, samba 4.10.10, samba 4.11.2, in the way it handles a user password change or a new password for a samba user. The Samba Active Directory Domain Controller can be configured to use a custom script to check for password complexity. This configuration can fail to verify password complexity when non-ASCII characters are used in the password, which could lead to weak passwords being set for samba users, making it vulnerable to dictionary attacks.

Se encontró un fallo en Samba, todas las versiones iniciando samba versiones 4.5.0 anteriores a samba 4.9.15, samba versión 4.10.10, samba versión 4.11.2, en la manera en que maneja un cambio de contraseña de usuario o una nueva contraseña para un usuario de samba. El Controlador de Dominio Active Directory de Samba puede ser configurado para usar un script personalizado para comprobar la complejidad de la contraseña. Esta configuración puede fallar al comprobar la complejidad de la contraseña cuando son usados caracteres no ASCII en la contraseña, lo que podría conllevar a que contraseñas débiles sean establecidas para usuarios de samba, haciéndolo vulnerable a ataques de diccionario.

Michael Hanselmann discovered that the Samba client code incorrectly handled path separators. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause the client to access local pathnames instead of network pathnames. Simon Fonteneau and Bjoern Baumbach discovered that Samba incorrectly handled the check password script. This issue could possibly bypass custom password complexity checks, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-08-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-10-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
  • CWE-521: Weak Password Requirements
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Samba
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Samba
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>= 4.5.0 < 4.9.15
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-
Affected
Samba
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Samba
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>= 4.10.0 < 4.10.10
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-
Affected
Samba
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Samba
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>= 4.11.0 < 4.11.2
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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29
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-
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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30
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-
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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31
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-
Affected
Opensuse
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Leap
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15.0
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-
Affected