Buffer overflow in Netatalk
CVE-2022-45188
Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides remote root access on some platforms such as FreeBSD (used for TrueNAS).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netatalk
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37, 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sourceforge.net/projects/netatalk/files/netatalk/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.14.html (Broken Link)
- rushbnt.github.io/bug analysis/netatalk-0day/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45188?
- CVE-2022-45188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45188?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-45188 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.