Netatalk dsi_writeinit heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Netatalk. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dsi_writeinit. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-43634. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Netatalk (affected version not known). This affects the function dsi_writeinit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/07/2023. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-43634. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/07/2023).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/21/2022 🔍
02/07/2023 +109 days 🔍
02/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2023 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220341

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2023 10:51
Updated: 03/06/2023 08:44
Changes: 02/07/2023 10:51 (36), 03/06/2023 08:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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