CVE-2012-0870: rim blackberry_playbook_os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0870 is a high (CVSS 7.9) vulnerability in rim blackberry_playbook_os. EPSS estimates a 6.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-02-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.