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CVE-2017-12163

MEDIUM
4.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 26, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:02 AM UTC
7 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
MEDIUM4.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
8.09.0
Enterprise Linux Desktop· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.07.0
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.07.0
Enterprise Linux Workstation· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.07.0
Gluster Storage· Red Hat
95%
3.0
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
SAMBA· Samba
95%
v < 4.4.164.5.0 ≤ v < 4.5.144.6.0 ≤ v < 4.6.84.4.164.5.144.6.84.7
Affected range stops below 4.4.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.5.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.6.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Enterprise Linux· Red Hatrpmdevice
80%
All versions

References (13)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100925
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039401
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2789
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2790
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2791
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2858
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12163
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03775en_us

CVSS

4.1MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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