Samba CVE-2018-16860 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:108332

Info

Samba CVE-2018-16860 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 108332
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2018-16860
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 14 2019 12:00AM
Updated: May 14 2019 12:00AM
Credit: Isaac Boukris and Andrew Bartlett.
Vulnerable: Samba Samba 4.10.2
Samba Samba 4.10.1
Samba Samba 4.9.6
Samba Samba 4.9.5
Samba Samba 4.9.4
Samba Samba 4.9.3
Samba Samba 4.9.2
Samba Samba 4.9.1
Samba Samba 4.9
Samba Samba 4.8.11
Samba Samba 4.8.10
Samba Samba 4.8.9
Samba Samba 4.8.8
Samba Samba 4.8.7
Samba Samba 4.8.6
Samba Samba 4.8.4
Samba Samba 4.8.3
Samba Samba 4.8.2
Samba Samba 4.8.1
Samba Samba 4.8
Not Vulnerable: Samba Samba 4.10.3
Samba Samba 4.9.8
Samba Samba 4.8.12

Discussion

Samba CVE-2018-16860 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability

Samba is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions by conducting a man-in-the-middle attack. This may lead to other attacks.

Versions prior to Samba 4.8.12, 4.9.8, and 4.10.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Samba CVE-2018-16860 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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