SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 7.9EPSS 6.50%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 2.0
7.9 HIGHAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
6.50% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
samba/samba · rim/blackberry playbook tablet · rim/blackberry playbook os
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.