CVE-2016-2111
samba: Spoofing vulnerability when domain controller is configured
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · April 12, 2016
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
It was discovered that Samba configured as a Domain Controller would establish a secure communication channel with a machine using a spoofed computer name. A remote attacker able to observe network traffic could use this flaw to obtain session-related information about the spoofed machine.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-290 · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing