CVE-2017-14746 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Samba 4.x before version 4.7.3, impacting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted SMB1 request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit module, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.5.0, < 4.5.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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