CVE-2017-12163
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.076 · 95 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An information leak flaw was found in the way SMB1 protocol was implemented by Samba before 4.4.16, 4.5.x before 4.5.14, and 4.6.x before 4.6.8. A malicious client could use this flaw to dump server memory contents to a file on the samba share or to a shared printer, though the exact area of server memory cannot be controlled by the attacker.
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 · 4.1–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (42)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100925cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039401cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2789cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2790cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2791cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2858cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12163cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491206cnnvd
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