CVE-2019-14902

Description

There is an issue in all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, where the removal of the right to create or modify a subtree would not automatically be taken away on all domain controllers.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.69% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: [UNKNOWN] samba
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-14902.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14902 issue tracking third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0001/ third party advisory
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_01 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4244-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00055.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GQ6U65I2K23YJC4FESW477WL55TU3PPT/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ACZVNMIFQGGXNJPMHAVBN3H2U65FXQY/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00013.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14902?
CVE-2019-14902 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14902?
To fix CVE-2019-14902, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14902 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14902 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14902?
CVE-2019-14902 affects [UNKNOWN] samba.
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