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A vulnerability was found in Samba up to 3.6.23/4.0.17/4.1.7 (File Transfer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component vfs Shadow Copy Handler. The manipulation of the argument SRV_SNAPSHOT_ARRAY with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Samba 3.6.6 through 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.18, and 4.1.x before 4.1.8, when a certain vfs shadow copy configuration is enabled, does not properly initialize the SRV_SNAPSHOT_ARRAY response field, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a (1) FSCTL_GET_SHADOW_COPY_DATA or (2) FSCTL_SRV_ENUMERATE_SNAPSHOTS request.

The weakness was presented 05/27/2014 by Christof Schmitt with Samba as CVE-2014-0178.html as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at samba.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0178 since 12/03/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The advisory points out:

In preparing a response to an authenticated FSCTL_GET_SHADOW_COPY_DATA or FSCTL_SRV_ENUMERATE_SNAPSHOTS client request, affected versions of Samba do not initialize 8 bytes of the 16 byte SRV_SNAPSHOT_ARRAY response field. The uninitialized buffer is sent back to the client. A non-default VFS module providing the get_shadow_copy_data_fn() hook must be explicitly enabled for Samba to process the aforementioned client requests. Therefore, only configurations with "shadow_copy" or "shadow_copy2" specified for the "vfs objects" parameter are vulnerable.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74290 (Samba 3.5.x / 3.6.x < 3.6.25 / 4.1.x < 4.1.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185124 (HPE HP-UX CIFS-Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX03574)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.18 or 4.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at samba.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93455) and Tenable (74290). See 7563, 11176, 12681 and 43529 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

• File Transfer Software

Name

• Samba

Version

• 3.6.0
• 3.6.1
• 3.6.2
• 3.6.3
• 3.6.4
• 3.6.5
• 3.6.6
• 3.6.7
• 3.6.8
• 3.6.9
• 3.6.10
• 3.6.11
• 3.6.12
• 3.6.13
• 3.6.14
• 3.6.15
• 3.6.16
• 3.6.17
• 3.6.18
• 3.6.19
• 3.6.20
• 3.6.21
• 3.6.22
• 3.6.23
• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12
• 4.0.13
• 4.0.14
• 4.0.15
• 4.0.16
• 4.0.17
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Initialization
CWE: CWE-665
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74290
Nessus Name: Samba 3.5.x / 3.6.x < 3.6.25 / 4.1.x < 4.1.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 702966
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2966-1 (samba - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Samba 4.0.18/4.1.8

Timelineinfo

12/03/2013 🔍
05/27/2014 +175 days 🔍
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05/28/2014 +1 days 🔍
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06/03/2014 +5 days 🔍
06/16/2014 +13 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +16 days 🔍
06/20/2021 +2545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: CVE-2014-0178.html
Researcher: Christof Schmitt
Organization: Samba
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0178 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍
IAVM: 🔍

X-Force: 93455 - Samba shadow copy information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030308 - Samba Discloses Portions of System Memory to Remote Authenticated Users
Vulnerability Center: 45008 - Samba 3.6.6 through 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.18, and 4.1.x before 4.1.8 Remote Information Disclosure, Low
SecurityFocus: 67686 - Samba Uninitialized Memory Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 59378 - SUSE update for samba, Less Critical

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2014 14:28
Updated: 06/20/2021 12:57
Changes: 05/28/2014 14:28 (82), 05/31/2017 08:46 (16), 06/20/2021 12:57 (3)
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