CVE Tools
Sign in

CVE-2018-16860

Published: Jul 31, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-358
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in samba's Heimdal KDC implementation, versions 4.8.x up to, excluding 4.8.12, 4.9.x up to, excluding 4.9.8 and 4.10.x up to, excluding 4.10.3, when used in AD DC mode. A man in the middle attacker could use this flaw to intercept the request to the KDC and replace the user name (principal) in the request with any desired user name (principal) that exists in the KDC effectively obtaining a ticket for that principal.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
Open in CVSS calculator →

Weaknesses

CWE-358

Affected Products

Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SambaSamba Team
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
HeimdalСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ROSA VirtualizationАО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
sambaSAMBA
LibraryLibrary
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
samba teamoss-projectAUEnterprise Softwareaka samba
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ао «нтц ит роса»commercialRUOperating Systems
sambaoss-projectDEOperating Systems
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2018-16860.html
samba.org
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-16860.html?_ga=2.262890828.1309057320.1557725646-1618695258.1547637860
people.canonical.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16860
access.redhat.com
and 18 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 31, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

Unlock Complete Vulnerability Intelligence

Get the full picture for CVE-2018-16860 and every CVE in our database. Create a free account — no credit card required.

Create Free Account
Plain-language analysis
Impact assessment and exploitation scenario in plain English
Attack graph visualization
Interactive attack path and kill chain mapping
Exploit details & PoC links
ExploitDB, Metasploit, GitHub PoCs with direct links
Nuclei scanner templates
Ready-to-use vulnerability scanner templates
Full remediation guide
Patch instructions, workarounds, and compliance impact
Interactive AI chat
Ask questions about this vulnerability in natural language
Related vulnerabilities
Semantically similar CVEs and attack patterns
REST API & MCP access
Integrate vulnerability data into your workflows