Slackware Linux update for samba

Published: 2014-03-14 | Updated: 2017-05-06

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2013-4496 CVE-2013-6442
CWE-ID	CWE-255 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Slackware Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Slackware

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Credentials management

EUVDB-ID: #VU32565

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4496

CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package samba.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.1

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.436606

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU32566