CVE-2021-20251 Detail

Description

A flaw was found in samba. A race condition in the password lockout code may lead to the risk of brute force attacks being successful if special conditions are met.

Severity

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (‘Race Condition’) NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

Change History

1 change records found show changes

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/10/2023 9:52:58 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CPE Configuration
OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.0 up to (excluding) 4.12.2
Added CPE Configuration
OR
     *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Added CWE
NIST CWE-362
Changed Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1929800 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1929800 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14611 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14611 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-20251
NVD Published Date:
03/06/2023
NVD Last Modified:
03/10/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.