CVE-2019-14833 is a flaw in Samba versions 4.5.0 through 4.9.15, 4.10.10, and 4.11.2, where the Active Directory Domain Controller's custom password complexity script fails to properly validate non-ASCII characters, allowing weak passwords to be set. This vulnerability, affecting various Fedora and openSUSE Samba implementations, has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and low privileges required, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity issues through dictionary attacks. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.5.0, < 4.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.10.0, < 4.10.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.11.0, < 4.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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