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.
Published: 2012-02-23
Score: 7.9 High
EPSS: 46.9% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1374-1 Samba vulnerability
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhel Mission Critical
Rim Blackberry Playbook Os Blackberry Playbook Tablet
Samba Samba
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:38:14.979Z

Reserved: 2012-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0870

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-02-23T12:33:55.407

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0870

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-0870 - Bugzilla

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