vulnerability
Samba CVE-2017-12163: Server memory information leak over SMB1
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 29, 2017
Added
Sep 29, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
samba-upgrade-4_4_16samba-upgrade-4_5_14samba-upgrade-4_6_8
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