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CVE-2014-8143 Detail

Description

Samba 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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00031.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/62594 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72278 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031615 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.416326 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2481-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.0.23-CVE-2014-8143.patch CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.1.15-CVE-2014-8143.patch CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100596 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-8143 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8143
NVD Published Date:
01/16/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.