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CVE-2017-12150

samba: Some code path don't enforce smb signing, when they should

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 20, 2017

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

It was found that samba did not enforce "SMB signing" when certain configuration options were enabled. A remote attacker could launch a man-in-the-middle attack and retrieve information in plain-text.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

The missing implied signing for 'smb2mount -e', 'smbcacls -e' and 'smbcquotas -e' can be enforced by explicitly using '--signing=required' on the commandline or "client signing = required" in smb.conf.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE-300 · Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint