CVE-2022-32744 (GCVE-0-2022-32744)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-25 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 07:46
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Summary
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1036 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a samba Affected: Versions prior to samba 4.16.4, samba 4.15.9, samba 4.14.14
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