Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2012-1182
The RPC code generator in Samba 3.x before 3.4.16, 3.5.x before 3.5.14, and 3.6.x before 3.6.4 does not implement validation of an array length in a manner consistent with validation of array memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.744 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.744 · newest: 0.744 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Samba — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.6.4.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-1182 (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48751 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2450 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48844 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1182?
- CVE-2012-1182 is a vulnerability in Samba, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-04-10.
- Is CVE-2012-1182 known to be exploited?
- 36 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.