CVE-2016-3998

NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A0000008SXzQAM/smb-vulnerabilities-in-multiple-netapp-products	Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/ka51A0000008SXzQAM/smb-vulnerabilities-in-multiple-netapp-products	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netapp:altavault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-03 16:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-3998

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3998

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netapp

altavault

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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