Security Bulletin
Summary
A Samba vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Scale SMB protocol access method that could cause man-in-the-middle attack . A fix for this vulnerability is available.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-2124
DESCRIPTION: Samba SMB1 client is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by improper handling of SMB1 client connections. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to force the client side SMB1 code to fall-back to plaintext or NTLM based authentication, allowing an attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213344 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Scale | 5.0.0.0 - 5.0.5.11 |
| IBM Spectrum Scale | 5.1.0 - 5.1.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.1.0 through V5.1.2.1, apply V5.1.2.2 or V5.1.3 or later available from FixCentral at:
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
02 Mar 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
21 March 2022
Initial Publish date:
02 March 2022
UID
ibm16565041