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CVE-2012-0870

Published: Feb 23, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.9CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
6.6%
Top 7.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

sambasamba
LibraryLibrary
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
blackberry playbook tabletrim
Mixed
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
blackberry playbook osrim
Mixed
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
n/an/a
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
sambaoss-projectDEOperating Systems
rimcommercialCAEnterprise Softwareaka blackberry enterprise server, blackberry desktop software, blackberry professional software
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB29565
btsc.webapps.blackberry.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 23, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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