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Samba Server 'SMB 1/2/3' MitM Vulnerability (CVE-2017-12150)

🗓️ 22 Sep 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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Samba MitM Vulnerability in SMB 1/2/

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:samba:samba";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811907");
  script_version("2025-09-17T05:39:26+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-12150");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-17 05:39:26 +0000 (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-29 20:43:00 +0000 (Mon, 29 Aug 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-22 13:29:22 +0530 (Fri, 22 Sep 2017)");
  script_name("Samba Server 'SMB 1/2/3' MitM Vulnerability (CVE-2017-12150)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("smb_nativelanman.nasl", "gb_samba_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("samba/smb_or_ssh/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-12150.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100918");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Samba is prone to a MitM vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to there are several
  code paths where the code doesn't enforce SMB signing.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow a remote
  attacker to read and/or alter the content of the connection.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Samba versions 3.0.25 to 4.6.7");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Samba 4.6.8, 4.5.14 or 4.4.16");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

vers = infos["version"];
loc = infos["location"];

#Since patch is given as 4.5.14 4.4.16 also.
if(vers == "4.5.14" || vers == "4.4.16"){
 exit(0);
}
else if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"3.0.25", test_version2:"4.6.7")){
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"4.4.16, or 4.5.14, or 4.6.8", install_path:loc);
  security_message(data:report, port:port);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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17 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
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