Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard Affecting samba package, versions <2:4.9.5+dfsg-4
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- published14 May 2019
- disclosed31 Jul 2019
Introduced: 14 May 2019
CVE-2018-16860 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable samba to version 2:4.9.5+dfsg-4 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 samba's Heimdal KDC implementation, versions 4.8.x up to, excluding 4.8.12, 4.9.x up to, excluding 4.9.8 and 4.10.x up to, excluding 4.10.3, when used in AD DC mode. A man in the middle attacker could use this flaw to intercept the request to the KDC and replace the user name (principal) in the request with any desired user name (principal) that exists in the KDC effectively obtaining a ticket for that principal.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16860
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/21
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/22
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/23
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/25
- https://support.apple.com/HT210346
- https://support.apple.com/HT210348
- https://support.apple.com/HT210351
- https://support.apple.com/HT210353
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_23
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16860
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16860.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00026.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16860
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/14
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/15
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16860