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TI-2012-01884 Aliases CVE-2012-2111GHSA-7948-mr73-p8vq

The (1) CreateAccount, (2) OpenAccount, (3) AddAccountRights, and (4) RemoveAccountRights…

Priority LOW 36CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The (1) CreateAccount, (2) OpenAccount, (3) AddAccountRights, and (4) RemoveAccountRights LSA RPC procedures in smbd in Samba 3.4.x before 3.4.17, 3.5.x before 3.5.15, and 3.6.x before 3.6.5 do not properly restrict modifications to the privileges database, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain the "take ownership" privilege via an LSA connection.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04749 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 37

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.9VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
Show 27 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.10VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.11VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.12VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.13VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.14VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.15VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.16VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.9VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.10VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.11VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.12VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.13VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.14VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.4VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.15 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.16 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.12 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.13 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.14 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0533 Released 2012-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    samba and samba3x security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) samba3x-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8, samba3x-winbind-devel-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8, samba3x-winbind-devel-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba3x-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8, samba3x-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8.i386, samba3x-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8.ia64 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba3x-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8, samba3x-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8.i386, samba3x-client-3.5.10-0.109.el5_8 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-client-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-doc-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-client-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-common-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.5.10-116.el6_2, libsmbclient-devel-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.5.10-116.el6_2, libsmbclient-3.5.10-116.el6_2.ppc, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.5.10-116.el6_2, libsmbclient-devel-3.5.10-116.el6_2.ppc, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-client-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-3.5.10-116.el6_2, samba-doc-3.5.10-116.el6_2 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0533
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2111
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7948-mr73-p8vq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 2

  • TI-2020-01431 Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-05139 Code injection in samba KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00210 The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00081 Buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code for SMB daemon (smbd) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02362 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
See all 215 →

Sources

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