SB2017102421 - Man-in-the-Middle attack in samba (Alpine package)
Published: October 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102421
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12151)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.The vulnerability exists due to absence of encryption across DFS redirects. A remote attacker can read and alter documents, transferred via a client connection.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.