CVE-2012-0870

N/A Unknown
Published: February 23, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in process.c in smbd in Samba 3.0, as used in the file-sharing service on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet before 2.0.0.7971 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a Batched (aka AndX) request that triggers infinite recursion.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB29565
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48116
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48186
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48844
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48879
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1374-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795509
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73361
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB29565
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48186
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1374-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.6%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

samba rim

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