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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 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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0870 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from samba, from rim, from rim organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-02-23T12:33:55.407

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.9 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	samba	samba	3.0.0	Yes
Hardware	rim	blackberry_playbook_tablet	-	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	≤ 2.0	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.3	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.5	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.6	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.7	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.7.2942	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.7.3312	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.8.4985	Yes
Operating System	rim	blackberry_playbook_os	1.0.8.6067	Yes

References

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

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For samba's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.