CVE-2022-23121 (GCVE-0-2022-23121)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:12
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
zdi
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Netatalk Netatalk Affected: 3.1.12
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Credits
NCC Group EDG (Alex Plaskett, Cedric Halbronn, Aaron Adams)
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