CVE-2022-2031
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 67th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A flaw was found in Samba. The security vulnerability occurs when KDC and the kpasswd service share a single account and set of keys, allowing them to decrypt each other's tickets. A user who has been requested to change their password, can exploit this flaw to obtain and use tickets to other services.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 67th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 1400 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development KitOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ComputingOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High AvailabilityOperating Systems / linux-distro
- openSUSE TumbleweedOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for BasesystemOperating Systems / linux-distro
- OpenSUSE LeapOperating Systems / linux-distro
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 packagesOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 8.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-2031.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
- samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-2031.html&
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