#VU14335 Information disclosure in Samba


Published: 2018-08-14

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14335

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10919

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Samba
Server applications / Directory software, identity management

Vendor: Samba

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing access control checks when displaying values of confidential attributes. A remote authenticated attacker can use LDAP search expression to  obtain both of attributes where the schema SEARCH_FLAG_CONFIDENTIAL (0x80) searchFlags bit and where an explicit Access Control Entry has been specified on the ntSecurityDescriptor.

Mitigation
Update to version 4.6.16, 4.7.9 or 4.8.4.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.8.0 - 4.8.3, 4.7.0 - 4.7.8, 4.6.0 - 4.6.15, 4.5.0 - 4.5.16, 4.4.0 - 4.4.16, 4.3.0 - 4.3.13, 4.2.0 - 4.2.14, 4.1.0 - 4.1.23, 4.0.0 - 4.0.26


External links
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-10919.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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