Credentials management in samba (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2013-4496 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-255 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
samba (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Credentials management
EUVDB-ID: #VU32565
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4496
CWE-ID:
CWE-255 - Credentials Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Samba 3.x before 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.16, and 4.1.x before 4.1.6 does not enforce the password-guessing protection mechanism for all interfaces, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via brute-force ChangePasswordUser2 (1) SAMR or (2) RAP attempts.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionssamba (Alpine package): 3.4.8-r0 - 4.1.3-r0
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:samba_alpine_package:3.4.8-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:1.10
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:samba_alpine_package:3.5.5-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.0
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:samba_alpine_package:3.5.8-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=76de16d250f042fac913558e3579a5b9e4a21a5c
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
