# CVE-2012-0817: Memory leak in smbd in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by making

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-01-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Memory leak in smbd in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by making many connection requests.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/47763
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00008.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.6.3.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-0817
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-February/072930.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48879

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