CVE-2015-8467

samba: Denial of service attack against Windows Active Directory server.

Published Dec 29, 2015 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges during creation of machine accounts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the existence of a domain with both a Samba DC and a Windows DC, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2535.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3433-1 samba security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8349 The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges during creation of machine accounts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the existence of a domain with both a Samba DC and a Windows DC, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2535.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2855-1 Samba vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 29, 2015, 10:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 16, 2015, 12:00 AM