CVE-2017-12163
7.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 41.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-12163
To remediate CVE-2017-12163, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.7.0-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2:4.6.7+dfsg-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-12163 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 41.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.7.0-r0
- from 0, < 2:4.6.7+dfsg-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |