CVE-2016-2110
Description
Several flaws were found in Samba's implementation of NTLMSSP authentication. An unauthenticated, man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to clear the encryption and integrity flags of a connection, causing data to be transmitted in plain text. The attacker could also force the client or server into sending data in plain text even if encryption was explicitly requested for that connection.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Access Control
Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
There can be misplaced trust in the entity at the other end of the channel. An attacker can interpose between the communicating entities and masquerade as the original entity. In the absence of sufficient verification of identity, such an attacker can eavesdrop and potentially modify the communication between the original entities.
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Samba project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Stefan Metzmacher (SerNet) as the original reporter.
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