Improper Authentication Affecting samba-krb5-printing package, versions <0:4.14.5-7.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-SAMBAKRB5PRINTING-1937411
  • published 11 Nov 2021
  • disclosed 9 Nov 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 samba-krb5-printing to version 0:4.14.5-7.el8_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba-krb5-printing package and not the samba-krb5-printing package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the way samba implemented SMB1 authentication. An attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the plaintext password sent over the wire even if Kerberos authentication was required.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

6.8 medium
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SUSE

6.8 medium