CVE-2012-0817 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Samba 3.6.x before version 3.6.3, specifically within the smbd component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by initiating numerous connection requests, leading to excessive memory and CPU consumption. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, though it only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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