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Samba CVE-2017-12163: Server memory information leak over SMB1

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Samba CVE-2017-12163: Server memory information leak over SMB1

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/29/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/29/2017
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • samba-upgrade-4_4_16
  • samba-upgrade-4_5_14
  • samba-upgrade-4_6_8

References

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