CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2119

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Samba library versions 4.x before 4.2.14, 4.3.x before 4.3.11, and 4.4.x before 4.4.5, a vulnerability allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a client-signing protection mechanism. This enables spoofing of SMB2 and SMB3 servers.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to attacks that allow session hijacking of SMB, potentially leading to data theft or unauthorized access to resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Samba to eliminate this vulnerability and protect against potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.c in Samba 4.x before 4.2.14, 4.3.x before 4.3.11, and 4.4.x before 4.4.5 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a client-signing protection mechanism, and consequently spoof SMB2 and SMB3 servers, via the (1) SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_IS_GUEST or (2) SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_IS_NULL flag.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS