Access Control Flaw in Samba Allows Unauthorized Deletion of dnsHostName Attribute
CVE-2023-0225

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Samba

Status
Samba
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 April 2023
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What is CVE-2023-0225?

A security flaw in Samba permits authenticated users without administrative privileges to manipulate the dnsHostName attribute. This incomplete access check enables these users to delete the attribute from any object within the directory, posing significant risks to data integrity and system configurations.

Affected Version(s)

Samba samba 4.18.1, samba 4.17.7, samba 4.16.10

References

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-0225.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0007/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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