Samba up to 4.17.11/4.18.7/4.19.0 AD DC Password privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba up to 4.17.11/4.18.7/4.19.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AD DC Password Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4154. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samba up to 4.17.11/4.18.7/4.19.0 (File Transfer Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component AD DC Password Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.samba.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-4154 since 08/04/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239932 (TencentOS Server 4: samba (TSSA-2025:0014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.17.12, 4.18.8 or 4.19.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239932). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239932
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: samba (TSSA-2025:0014)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Samba 4.17.12/4.18.8/4.19.1

Timelineinfo

08/04/2023 🔍
10/11/2023 +68 days 🔍
10/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2025 +616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: bugzilla.samba.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-4154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241967

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2023 21:20
Updated: 06/18/2025 10:55
Changes: 10/11/2023 21:20 (39), 06/18/2025 10:55 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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