CVE-2023-34968 Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samba up to 4.16.10/4.17.9/4.18.4 (File Transfer Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Spotlight. Upgrading to version 4.16.11, 4.17.10 or 4.18.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-34968
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System): EPSS predicts the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild. A higher percentage means a greater chance of an exploit occurring. The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%).
2.39 Probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days (85th percentile)
CVSS score for CVE-2023-34968
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System): An open framework owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. that assigns a numerical score from 0 to 10 to software vulnerabilities to indicate their severity.
5.3 Medium
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CVE-2023-34968 Global Footprint

Top 10 Identified Countries

Country Observations Percentage
RU 83,210 35.02%
PK 59,129 24.89%
US 13,019 5.48%
TW 10,585 4.46%
FR 6,973 2.93%
PT 6,495 2.73%
JP 4,136 1.74%
RE 3,362 1.42%
IT 2,866 1.21%
GB 2,540 1.07%

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CVE-2023-34968 Industry Footprint

Top 10 Identified Industries

*Service provider organizations (typically Technology and Telecommunications) are disproportionally represented in the results given their upstream ownership of end-user infrastructure. See our FAQs.

Industry* Observations Percentage
Telecommunications 53,222 78.97%
Technology 12,428 18.44%
Utilities 376 0.56%
Education 350 0.52%
Business Services 213 0.32%
Government/Politics 183 0.27%
Media/Entertainment 167 0.25%
Consumer Goods 85 0.13%
Energy/Resources 65 0.10%
Manufacturing 54 0.08%

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