ubuntu-cve-2018-1160
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-12-20 21:29
Modified
2026-02-17 17:32
Summary
Details

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
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1160",
  "modified": "2026-02-17T17:32:25Z",
  "published": "2018-12-20T21:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1160"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13711"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.12.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://attachments.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14735"
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/tenable/poc/tree/master/netatalk/cve_2018_1160/"
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      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-48"
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-1160"
  ]
}



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