CVE-2016-2111 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2111?

CVE-2016-2111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The NETLOGON service in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.11, 4.3.x before 4.3.8, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2, when a domain controller is configured, allows remote attackers to spoof the computer name of a secure channel's endpoint, and obtain sensitive session information, by running a crafted application and leveraging the ability to sniff network traffic, a related issue to CVE-2015-0005.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2111?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2111?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-2111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2111, ECHO-c8bf-4ea0-aec1, GHSA-x65g-mfcj-xhc5, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2111.