Advisory Details

March 23rd, 2022

(Pwn2Own) Netatalk ad_addcomment Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-22-530
ZDI-CAN-15876

CVE ID CVE-2022-0194
CVSS SCORE 9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Netatalk
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Netatalk
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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 ad_addcomment function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Netatalk has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-12-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-03-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Theori (@theori_io)
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