CVE-2015-8467
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The samldb_check_user_account_control_acl function in dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not properly check for administrative privileges during creation of machine accounts, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging the existence of a domain with both a Samba DC and a Windows DC, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2535.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.5
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affected products (21)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-3111Samba: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2015-12-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samba ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service zu verursachen.
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sources
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references (42)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2cnnvd
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