CVE-2017-12151
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the way samba client before samba 4.4.16, samba 4.5.14 and samba 4.6.8 used encryption with the max protocol set as SMB3. The connection could lose the requirement for signing and encrypting to any DFS redirects, allowing an attacker to read or alter the contents of the connection via a man-in-the-middle attack.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.4
weaknesses
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affected products (17)
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 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 workstation= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (27)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039401cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2790cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2858cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12151cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170921-0001/cnnvd
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03817en_uscnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3983cnnvd
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-12151.htmlcnnvd
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