CVE-2012-6150

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-06-12

Description

The winbind_name_list_to_sid_string_list function in nsswitch/pam_winbind.c in Samba through 4.1.2 handles invalid require_membership_of group names by accepting authentication by any user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's pam_winbind configuration-file mistake.

See more information about CVE-2012-6150 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.9	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (samba3x)	ELSA-2014-0330	2014-03-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (samba)	ELSA-2014-0330	2014-03-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (samba4)	ELSA-2014-0383	2014-04-09

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