Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4496
CVE-2013-4496
Description
Samba 3.x before 3.6.23, 4.0.x before 4.0.16, and 4.1.x before 4.1.6 does not enforce the password-guessing protection mechanism for all interfaces, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via brute-force ChangePasswordUser2 (1) SAMR or (2) RAP attempts.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.4.0,<3.6.23
- (no CPE)range: 3.x < 3.6.23, 4.0.x < 4.0.16, 4.1.x < 4.1.6
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
18- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0138.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136864.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134717.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00062.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00063.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0330.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-15.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.6.23.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.0.16.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.1.6.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2013-4496nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66336nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2156-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party Advisory
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