CVE-2013-4496 describes a password-guessing vulnerability in Samba versions 3.x before 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.16, and 4.1.x before 4.1.6, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical Ubuntu. The flaw allows remote attackers to bypass password-guessing protection mechanisms via brute-force SAMR or RAP attempts. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to unauthorized access (C:P), but does not impact integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.4.0, < 3.6.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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