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CVE-2016-2124

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  • Published2022-02-18
  • WeaknessCWE-287

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-1818:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
18.4= 18.04no fix published
20.4= 20.04no fix published
21.4= 21.04no fix published
21.10= 21.10no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
33.x= 33no fix published
34.x= 34no fix published
35.x= 35no fix published
Redhat openstack
BranchAffectedFixed in
13.x= 13no fix published
16.1= 16.1no fix published
16.2= 16.2no fix published

21 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • samba-develAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 4.14.5-7.el8_5and 3 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.15.9read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.8 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-02-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2124?

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.

Is CVE-2016-2124 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-2124 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2124?

CVE-2016-2124 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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