CVE-2016-3997
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information,...
CVE-2016-3997 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, published July 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.84%EPSS, 58th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to enable SMB signing enforcement in its default state.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to enable SMB signing enforcement in its default state.
- Record
CVE-2016-3997- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to enable SMB signing enforcement in its default state.
- Record
CVE-2016-3997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5006No score
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to enable SMB signing enforcement in its default state.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5006- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jw46-7j4p-g2rv
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information,...
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to enable SMB signing enforcement in its default state.
- Record
GHSA-jw46-7j4p-g2rv- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.