CVE-2012-2111 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Samba versions 3.4.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x. Specifically, the LSA RPC procedures in smbd do not adequately restrict modifications to the privileges database, allowing authenticated users to gain "take ownership" privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity by an authenticated user, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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