CVE-2016-2124

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the way samba implemented SMB1 authentication. An attacker could use this flaw to retrieve the plaintext password sent over the wire even if Kerberos authentication was required.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 18, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2124: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix