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Netatalk Security Advisory

Subject
Arbitrary code execution in copyapplfile
CVE ID
CVE-2022-23125
Date of Publishing
2022/03/21 advisory published retroactively; date is approximate
Affected Netatalk Versions
3.0.0 - 3.1.12
- 2.2.6
Summary
Lack of validation of user-input data leads to remote code execution in the copyapplfile function

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 copyapplfile function. When parsing the len element, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

Patch Availability

Apply the patch with git hash d801ed4 to hotfix your local Netatalk deployment.

Additionally, Netatalk 3.1.13 and 2.2.7 have been released which contains the security patch. Netatalk administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or apply the patch as soon as possible.

CVSS Calculation

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (9.8)

Workaround

None.

Credits

Vulnerability found and reported by:
Theori (@theori_io)
Patch developed by:
Ralph Boehme of the Netatalk and Samba teams

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