CVE-2022-45188
Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides…
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- mitre
Description
Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides remote root access on some platforms such as FreeBSD (used for TrueNAS).
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.62% · top 50% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/netatalk/files/netatalk/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.14.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://rushbnt.github.io/bug%20analysis/netatalk-0day/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2023-aaeb45fb73 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2023-e714897e70 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2023-599faf1b1c (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230516 [SECURITY] [DLA 3426-1] netatalk security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- DSA-5503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202311-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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