CVE-2016-0128

Description

The SAM and LSAD protocol implementations in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 do not properly establish an RPC channel, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to perform protocol-downgrade attacks and impersonate users by modifying the client-server data stream, aka "Windows SAM and LSAD Downgrade Vulnerability" or "BADLOCK."

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.14% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://badlock.org/ third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-047 patch vendor advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813296 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2118.html vendor advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa122 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035534 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0128?
CVE-2016-0128 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0128?
To fix CVE-2016-0128, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0128 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0128 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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