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CVE-2012-0870
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…
High7.9EPSS 6.4%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.9 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB29565 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:0337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-1374-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:0515 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:0502 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 48844 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 48116 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795509 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48879 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 48186 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:0338 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- blackberry-playbook-samba-code-execution(73361) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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