CVE-2022-23122
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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 setfilparams 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 stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15837.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.41% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-121 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-03-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| netatalk | netatalk |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html
- https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-529/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html
- https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709991
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-529/
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