6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2111
Samba LSA RPC Privilege Escalation
Description

The (1) CreateAccount, (2) OpenAccount, (3) AddAccountRights, and (4) RemoveAccountRights LSA RPC procedures in smbd in Samba 3.4.x before 3.4.17, 3.5.x before 3.5.15, and 3.6.x before 3.6.5 do not properly restrict modifications to the privileges database, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the "take ownership" privilege via an LSA connection.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2012, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2111 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 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-2012-2111.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079662.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079670.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079677.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00003.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134323086902585&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134323086902585&w=2
http://osvdb.org/81648
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0533.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48976
http://secunia.com/advisories/48984
http://secunia.com/advisories/48996
http://secunia.com/advisories/48999
http://secunia.com/advisories/49017
http://secunia.com/advisories/49030
http://www.collax.com/produkte/AllinOne-server-for-small-businesses#id2565578
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2463
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:067
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-2111 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026988
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1434-1
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079662.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079670.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079677.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00003.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134323086902585&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134323086902585&w=2
http://osvdb.org/81648
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0533.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48976
http://secunia.com/advisories/48984
http://secunia.com/advisories/48996
http://secunia.com/advisories/48999
http://secunia.com/advisories/49017
http://secunia.com/advisories/49030
http://www.collax.com/produkte/AllinOne-server-for-small-businesses#id2565578
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2463
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:067
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-2111 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026988
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1434-1

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2111 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079662.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079670.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079677.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00023.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134323086902585&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134323086902585&w=2
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/81648
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0533.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48976
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48984
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48996
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48999
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49017
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49030
    Added Reference http://www.collax.com/produkte/AllinOne-server-for-small-businesses#id2565578
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2463
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:067
    Added Reference http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-2111
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026988
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1434-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:067 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2111 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2111 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.38 }} -1.19%

score

0.78521

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability