Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting samba4-python package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-SAMBA4PYTHON-1364196
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Sept 2017

Introduced: 20 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-12151  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-300  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 samba4-python.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba4-python package and not the samba4-python package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the way samba client before samba 4.4.16, samba 4.5.14 and samba 4.6.8 used encryption with the max protocol set as SMB3. The connection could lose the requirement for signing and encrypting to any DFS redirects, allowing an attacker to read or alter the contents of the connection via a man-in-the-middle attack.