CVE-2016-2119

samba: Client side SMB2/3 required signing can be downgraded

Published Jul 7, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3740-1 samba security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3222 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3092-1 Samba vulnerability
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
Jan 29, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 7, 2016, 12:00 AM