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CVE-2016-2124

Improper Authentication

Published: Feb 18, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2124
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SambaSamba3.0.0 (including)4.13.14 (excluding)
SambaSamba4.14.0 (including)4.14.10 (excluding)
SambaSamba4.15.0 (including)4.15.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatsamba-0:4.10.16-17.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatsamba-0:4.14.5-7.el8_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatsamba-0:4.14.5-7.el8_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportRedHatsamba-0:4.11.2-18.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatsamba-0:4.13.3-8.el8_4*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.5 for RHEL 7RedHatsamba-0:4.11.6-114.el7rhgs*
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.5 for RHEL 8RedHatsamba-0:4.14.5-204.el8rhgs*
SambaUbuntubionic*
SambaUbuntudevel*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
SambaUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
SambaUbuntufocal*
SambaUbuntuhirsute*
SambaUbuntuimpish*
SambaUbuntujammy*
SambaUbuntukinetic*
SambaUbuntulunar*
SambaUbuntumantic*
SambaUbuntunoble*
SambaUbuntuoracular*
SambaUbuntuplucky*
SambaUbuntuquesting*
SambaUbuntutrusty/esm*
SambaUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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