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HistoryOct 24, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Samba 4.1 < 4.17.1 Improper Authentication (CVE-2021-20251)

2022-10-2400:00:00
Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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samba
improper authentication
cve-2021-20251
vulnerability
version 4.17.1

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

48.3%

Samba is prone to an improper authentication vulnerability.

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CPE = "cpe:/a:samba:samba";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126184");
  script_version("2023-10-19T05:05:21+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-10-19 05:05:21 +0000 (Thu, 19 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-10-24 08:33:37 +0000 (Mon, 24 Oct 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-03-11 02:52:00 +0000 (Sat, 11 Mar 2023)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-20251");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Samba 4.1 < 4.17.1 Improper Authentication (CVE-2021-20251)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("smb_nativelanman.nasl", "gb_samba_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("samba/smb_or_ssh/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Samba is prone to an improper authentication vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"By making bad password count handling atomic, we ensure only one
  failed authorisation attempt can get through at a time, and refuse excess login attempts made to
  the same server.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Samba version 4.1 through 4.17.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.17.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.17.1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14611");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "4.17.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.17.1", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

48.3%