CVE-2012-6150
The winbind_name_list_to_sid_string_list function in nsswitch/pam_winbind.c in Samba through 4.1.2 handles invalid require_membership_of group names by accepting authentication by any user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The winbind_name_list_to_sid_string_list function in nsswitch/pam_winbind.c in Samba through 4.1.2 handles invalid require_membership_of group names by accepting authentication by any user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's pam_winbind configuration-file mistake.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.79% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- samba/samba · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134717.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00063.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141660010015249&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0330.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:299Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2054-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036897Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10300Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2012-June/084593.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2013-November/096411.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134717.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00063.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141660010015249&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0330.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:299Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2054-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.