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CVE-2012-0870

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0870 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Samba smbd process, specifically affecting Samba 3.0 implementations, including the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet before version 2.0.0.7971. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.9, can be triggered remotely via a Batched (AndX) request, leading to a denial of service (daemon crash) or potentially arbitrary code execution. Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:rim:blackberry_playbook_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:rim:blackberry_playbook_os:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.9HIGH

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
5.5
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0650 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: samba-0:3.0.33-0.35.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: samba-0:3.0.33-3.38.el5_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Long LifeFixed in: samba-0:3.0.33-3.7.el5_3.4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: samba-0:3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.4
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 5.3Fixed in: samba

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0870Critical

samba: Any Batched ("AndX") request processing infinite recursion and heap-based buffer overflow

Feb 21, 2012

References

btsc.webapps.blackberry.com / btsc/search.do
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/48116
secunia.com / advisories/48186
secunia.com / advisories/48844
secunia.com / advisories/48879
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/73361
support.apple.com / kb/HT5281
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1374-1