# CVE-2023-3347: Samba: smb2 packet signing is not enforced when "server signing = required" is set

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-20 · Updated: 2025-11-20

## Affected

- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba4: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was found in Samba's SMB2 packet signing mechanism. The SMB2 packet signing is not enforced if an admin configured "server signing = required" or for SMB2 connections to Domain Controllers where SMB2 packet signing is mandatory. This flaw allows an attacker to perform attacks, such as a man-in-the-middle attack, by intercepting the network traffic and modifying the SMB2 messages between client and server, affecting the integrity of the data.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4325
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4328
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3347
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222792
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-3347.html

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