CVE-2022-43634
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 dsi_writeinit function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17646.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical
- Status
- Modified - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
- Published
- 2023-03-29
- Last modified
- 2025-02-12
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122
Affected products
References
- https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/pull/186
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZYWSGVA6WXREMB6PV56HA…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GEAFLA5L2SHOUFBAGUXIF2…
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SG6WZW5LXFVH3P7ZVZRGHU…
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-094/