Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2023 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2022-43634
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity heap buffer overflow in Netatalk from Netatalk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 19.1% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | netatalk | 3.1.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | netatalk | 3.1.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | netatalk | 3.1.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | netatalk | 3.1.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | netatalk | 3.1.15-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Debian:13 | netatalk | 3.1.15~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Debian:14 | netatalk | 3.1.15~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | netatalk | 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43634 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | netatalk | 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6146-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-094/
- https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/pull/186
- FEDORA-2023-aaeb45fb73 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-e714897e70 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-599faf1b1c vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230516 [SECURITY] [DLA 3426-1] netatalk security update mailing-list
- DSA-5503 vendor-advisory