CVE-2012-0870
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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Statement
This issue did not affect samba3x packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and samba packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as it only affected Samba versions prior to 3.4.0. This issue was addressed in samba packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 via RHSA-2012:0332.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 8.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) (samba) | RHSA-2012:0332 | 2012-02-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (samba) | RHSA-2012:0332 | 2012-02-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.3 server) (samba) | RHSA-2012:0332 | 2012-02-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (samba) | RHSA-2012:0332 | 2012-02-23 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | samba | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | samba4 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba3x | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Samba team for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Andy Davis of NGS Secure as the original reporter.External References
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