Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 23, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-0870
CVE-2012-0870
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.
Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:rim:blackberry_playbook_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.7.2942:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.7.3312:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.8.4985:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.8.6067:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
14- btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/search.donvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48116nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48186nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48844nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48879nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5281nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1374-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73361nvd
News mentions
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