CVE-2018-1139

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

A flaw was found in the way samba before 4.7.9 and 4.8.4 allowed the use of weak NTLMv1 authentication even when NTLMv1 was explicitly disabled. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to read the credential and other details passed between the samba server and client.

Affected

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

v < 4.7.9v < 4.8.44.7.0 ≤ v < 4.7.94.8.0 ≤ v < 4.8.4
Affected range stops below 4.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (9)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105084
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2612
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2613
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3056
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1139
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3738-1/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-522

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