Critical severity · published Mar 28, 2023
CVE-2022-23121
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk
9.8
CVSS
8.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 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.
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)8.6% · higher than 95% 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
NE
Netatalk · Netatalk
before 3.1.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23121
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23121
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00000.html
Release Notes
https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html
Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-527/
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