Privilege escalation in Samba
CVE-2020-14318
A flaw was found in the way samba handled file and directory permissions. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to certain file and directory information which otherwise would be unavailable to the attacker.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Samba
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Storage — versions 3.0
- N/a Samba — versions samba 4.11.15, samba 4.12.9, samba 4.13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14318?
- CVE-2020-14318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-12-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14318?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14318 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.