CVE-2021-20251
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.9)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.76%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 54
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-362
- CWE-362
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1929800
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14611
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0005/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1929800
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14611
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0005/
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