VDB-165563 · CVE-2020-14318 · Nessus 236653

Samba privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samba. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-14318. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba (File Transfer Software) (version now known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 12/03/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at samba.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-14318. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236653 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0077: samba (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0077)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236653). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

File Transfer Software

Name

Samba

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.samba.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236653
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0077: samba (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0077)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/17/2020 🔍
12/03/2020 +169 days 🔍
12/03/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +1627 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: samba.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-14318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-14318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165563

Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2020 21:43
Updated: 05/18/2025 20:31
Changes: 12/03/2020 21:43 (35), 12/12/2020 12:49 (2), 12/12/2020 12:53 (18), 10/29/2024 16:50 (26), 05/18/2025 20:31 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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