CVE-2016-2115
MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctlDescription
Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.11, 4.3.x before 4.3.8, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not require SMB signing within a DCERPC session over ncacn_np, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SMB clients by modifying the client-server data stream.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://badlock.org/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182185.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182272.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182288.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0611.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0612.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0613.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0614.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0618.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0619.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0620.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0624.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3548
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035533
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.458012
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2950-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2950-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2950-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2950-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2950-5
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa122
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05087821
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05082964
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05162399
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47
- https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.2.10.html
- https://www.samba.org/samba/latest_news.html#4.4.2
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2115.html
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