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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0870

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.

Products
samba
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2:3.4.0~pre1-1
CVEs
CVE-2012-0870
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:07 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0870

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Feb 2012, 12:33 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0870

samba

Fixed versions: 2:3.4.0~pre1-1

samba

Fixed versions: 2:3.4.0~pre1-1

samba

Fixed versions: 2:3.4.0~pre1-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0870",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0870",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0870",
    "products": [
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          "value": "samba",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "2:3.4.0~pre1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "samba",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
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        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "samba",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/samba?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
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          },
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "samba",
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          },
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          },
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          }
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            }
          ],
          "package": {
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          },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:35.358728696Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2012-0870"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0870"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2012-0870",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417797,
  "published_at": "2012-02-23T12:33:55.407+00:00"
}