Buffer overflow in Rim Blackberry Playbook Os

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.065 (93.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0870?
CVE-2012-0870 is a vulnerability in Rim Blackberry Playbook Os, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-02-23.
Is CVE-2012-0870 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.