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TI-2022-07290 Aliases CVE-2022-23121GHSA-8cm2-f4g9-wjfm

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Netatalk

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-755Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08525 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NetatalkNetatalk3.1.12—No fix listedCNA
  • Netatalk VendorNetatalk Affected 3.1.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.1.13VulnerableNetatalk
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1.13 Vulnerable ·Netatalk
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cm2-f4g9-wjfm
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2018-01076 Out-of-bounds write in Netatalk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-25689 Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-25690 Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error, and resultant heap-based buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-22254 Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-21402 Heap-based buffer overflow in Netatalk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-25691 Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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