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CVE-2015-5296

5.4 · MEDIUM

Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 supports connections that are encrypted but unsigned, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct encrypted-to-un…

Published Dec 29, 2015sambaCWE-20EPSS 7.26%

Overview

CVE-2015-5296 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting samba samba. It was published on December 29, 2015 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 supports connections that are encrypted but unsigned, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct encrypted-to-unencrypted downgrade attacks by modifying the client-server data stream, related to clidfs.c, libsmb_server.c, and smbXcli_base.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from samba. Update samba to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sambasamba>= 3.2.0, < 4.1.22Affected

References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00017.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5296?

CVE-2015-5296 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting samba samba. It was published on December 29, 2015 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-5296?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-5296?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from samba. Update samba to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-5296?

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