CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-16860

Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

Published: Jul 31, 2019 | Modified: Aug 14, 2019
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A flaw was found in sambas 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.

Weakness

The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Samba Samba 4.8.0 (including) 4.8.12 (excluding)
Samba Samba 4.9.0 (including) 4.9.8 (excluding)
Samba Samba 4.10.0 (including) 4.10.3 (excluding)

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