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CVE-2018-1160: Netatalk: Authentication bypass

CVE-2018-1160 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Netatalk, along with 5 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Netatalk before 3.1.12 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in dsi_opensess.c. This is due to lack of bounds checking on attacker controlled data. A remote unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected products

Netatalk: before 3.1.12
Synology Router Manager: from 1.2 before 1.2-7742-5
Synology Skynas: all versions listed by NVD
Synology Diskstation Manager: from 5.2 before 5.2-5967-9; from 6.1 before 6.1.7-15284-3; from 6.2 before 6.2.1-23824-4
Synology Vs960hd Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
Debian Linux: 9.0