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Samba < 3.4.0 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0870)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.9

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Ensure AndX offsets are increasing strictly monotonically in pre-3.4 versions.

Insight

Insight

Samba versions up to 3.4.0 do not ensure that AndX offsets of the smb daemon (smbd) are increasing strictly monotonically. Therefore a remote code execution vulnerability exists in the smbd service. A remote attacker could use the vulnerability to launch an exploit over a network connection.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Samba versions prior to 3.4.0.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Apply the patch mentioned in the linked reference.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)