CVE-2012-0870

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-02-23

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-0870 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.9	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (samba)	ELSA-2012-0332	2012-02-28
Oracle Linux version 5 (samba)	ELSA-2012-0332	2012-02-28

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