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CVE-2023-0922

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Apr 03, 2023 | Modified: Feb 13, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.9 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0922
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html

The Samba AD DC administration tool, when operating against a remote LDAP server, will by default send new or reset passwords over a signed-only connection.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SambaSamba4.0.0 (including)4.16.10 (excluding)
SambaSamba4.17.0 (including)4.17.7 (excluding)
SambaSamba4.18.0 (including)4.18.0 (including)
SambaSamba4.18.0-rc1 (including)4.18.0-rc1 (including)
SambaSamba4.18.0-rc2 (including)4.18.0-rc2 (including)
SambaSamba4.18.0-rc3 (including)4.18.0-rc3 (including)
SambaSamba4.18.0-rc4 (including)4.18.0-rc4 (including)
SambaUbuntubionic*
SambaUbuntudevel*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
SambaUbuntufocal*
SambaUbuntujammy*
SambaUbuntukinetic*
SambaUbuntulunar*
SambaUbuntumantic*
SambaUbuntunoble*
SambaUbuntuoracular*
SambaUbuntuplucky*
SambaUbuntuquesting*
SambaUbuntutrusty*
SambaUbuntutrusty/esm*
SambaUbuntuupstream*
SambaUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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