7.9
HIGH
CVE-2012-0870
Samba Heap Overflow in BlackBerry PlayBook File-Sharing Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 23, 2012, 12:33 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:35 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

5.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-0870 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rim blackberry_playbook_tablet
2 Rim blackberry_playbook_os
1 Samba samba
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-0870.

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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB29565
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00009.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48116
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48186
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48844
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48879
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1374-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795509
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73361
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2012-0870 samba: Any Batched ("AndX") request processing infinite recursion and heap-based buffer overflow 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.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-0870 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0332 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0870 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. CVE-2012-0870 samba: Any Batched ("AndX") request processing infinite recursion and heap-based buffer overflow
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-0870 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0332 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0870 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73361 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73361 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.46 }} -2.05%

score

0.99311

percentile

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