Improper Authentication Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.13.14+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-SAMBA-1913087
  • published10 Nov 2021
  • disclosed18 Feb 2022

Introduced: 10 Nov 2021

CVE-2016-2124  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable samba to version 2:4.13.14+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba package and not the samba package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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.

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