CVE-2022-43634 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Netatalk
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
4.0%
top 11.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 29
Latest updateJun 8
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 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9