CVE-2017-12420
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SMB implementation in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP before 8.3.2P8 and 9.0 before P2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SMB implementation in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP before 8.3.2P8 and 9.0 before P2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.06% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- netapp/clustered data ontap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/NTAP-20170814-0001Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/NTAP-20170814-0001Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.