CVE-2016-0917

Description

The SMB service in EMC VNXe (VNXe3200 Operating Environment prior to 3.1.5.8711957 and VNXe3100/3150/3300 Operating Environment prior to 2.4.4.22638), VNX1 File OE before 7.1.80.3, VNX2 File OE before 8.1.9.155, and Celerra (all supported versions) does not prevent duplicate NTLM challenge-response nonces, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, or read or write to files, via a series of authentication requests, a related issue to CVE-2010-0231.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.51% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036843 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539993/30/0/threaded
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/32 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93023 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0917?
CVE-2016-0917 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0917?
To fix CVE-2016-0917, 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-2016-0917 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0917 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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