Critical severity · published Dec 20, 2018
CVE-2018-1160
Netatalk before 3.1.12 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in dsi_opensess.c
9.8
CVSS
86.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Netatalk before 3.1.12 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in dsi_opensess.c. This is due to lack of bounds checking on attacker controlled data. A remote unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)86.5% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
DM
Diskstation Manager · Synology
5.2 before 5.2-5967-9; 6.1 before 6.1.7-15284-3; 6.2 before 6.2.1-23824-4 · source: NVD
NE
Netatalk · Netatalk
before 3.1.12 · source: NVD
RM
Router Manager · Synology
1.2 before 1.2-7742-5 · source: NVD
SK
Skynas · Synology
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
VF
Vs960hd Firmware · Synology
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1160
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1160
Release Notes
http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.12.html
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152440/QNAP-Netatalk-Authentication-Bypass.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106301
Third Party Advisory
https://attachments.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14735
Release Notes
https://github.com/tenable/poc/tree/master/netatalk/cve_2018_1160/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4356
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