CVE-2022-23121
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Mar 28, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 11, 2022
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
NetatalkNetatalk |
|
References
- https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-527/
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230516 [SECURITY] [DLA 3426-1] netatalk security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230601 [SECURITY] [DLA 3426-2] netatalk regression updatemailing-list
- DSA-5503vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202311-02vendor-advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709991
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