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CVE-2016-2125

It was found that Samba before versions 4.5.3, 4.4.8, 4.3.13 always requested forwardable tickets when using Kerberos authentication. A service to which Samba authenticated using Kerberos could subsequently use the ticket to impersonate Samba to other services or domain users.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
31 Oct 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
4.3.13, 4.4.8, 4.5.3
Exploit chance
9.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 95% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SambaServers and applications · cpe:a:samba:samba
  • From 3.0.25 before 4.3.13
  • From 4.4.0 before 4.4.8
  • From 4.5.0 before 4.5.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2125
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2125