CVE-2016-2125
lowpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.092 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
It was found that Samba before versions 4.5.3, 4.4.8, 4.3.13 always requested forwardable tickets when using Kerberos authentication. A service to which Samba authenticated using Kerberos could subsequently use the ticket to impersonate Samba to other services or domain users.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–6.5
weaknesses
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux server aus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server aus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server tus= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server tus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (27)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0494.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0495.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0662.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0744.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037494cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1265cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-2125cnnvd
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2125.htmlcnnvd
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