VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-14833

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

A flaw was found in Samba, all versions starting samba 4.5.0 before samba 4.9.15, samba 4.10.10, samba 4.11.2, in the way it handles a user password change or a new password for a samba user. The Samba Active Directory Domain Controller can be configured to use a custom script to check for password complexity. This configuration can fail to verify password complexity when non-ASCII characters are used in the password, which could lead to weak passwords being set for samba users, making it vulnerable to dictionary attacks.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
  • CWE-521: Weak Password Requirements

Primary references