High severity · published May 21, 2021
CVE-2021-31439
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Synology DiskStation Manager
8.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Synology DiskStation Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerablity. The specific flaw exists within the processing of DSI structures in Netatalk. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12326.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
DM
Diskstation Manager · Synology
6.2 before 6.2.3-25426-3 · source: NVD
NE
Netatalk · Netatalk
before 3.1.13 · source: NVD
Affected product
DL
Debian Linux
Debian
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