VDB-235090 · CVE-2023-34968 · EUVD-2023-39007

Samba up to 4.16.10/4.17.9/4.18.4 Spotlight information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Samba up to 4.16.10/4.17.9/4.18.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component Spotlight. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-34968. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samba up to 4.16.10/4.17.9/4.18.4 (File Transfer Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Spotlight. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was published 07/20/2023. The advisory is available at samba.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-34968 since 06/07/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276207 (TencentOS Server 3: samba (TSSA-2023:0313)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.16.11, 4.17.10 or 4.18.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (276207) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-39007). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

File Transfer Software

Name

Samba

Version

License

open-source

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (Red Hat, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 276207
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: samba (TSSA-2023:0313)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Samba 4.16.11/4.17.10/4.18.5

Timelineinfo

06/07/2023 🔍
07/20/2023 +43 days 🔍
07/20/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2025 +858 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-bcd91bfcd3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235090
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2023 17:08
Updated: 11/24/2025 06:38
Changes: 07/20/2023 17:08 (39), 08/15/2023 14:16 (2), 08/15/2023 14:19 (11), 09/16/2024 17:30 (24), 08/30/2025 10:39 (1), 11/24/2025 06:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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