CVE-2016-2124

Description

A flaw was found in the way samba implemented SMB1 authentication. An attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the plaintext password sent over the wire even if Kerberos authentication was required.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: n/a samba
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019660 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2124.html mitigation vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00013.html mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2124?
CVE-2016-2124 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2124?
To fix CVE-2016-2124, 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-2016-2124 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2124 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-2124?
CVE-2016-2124 affects n/a samba.
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