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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-38439
Netatalk Buffer Overflow
Description

Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow because of setting ibuf[PASSWDLEN] to '\0' in FPLoginExt in login in etc/uams/uams_pam.c. 2.4.1 and 3.1.19 are also fixed versions.

INFO

Published Date :

June 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 22, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-38439 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netatalk netatalk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-38439.

URL Resource
https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/90d91a9ac9a7d6132ab7620d31c8c23400949206/etc/uams/uams_pam.c#L316 Product
https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/issues/1096 Broken Link Not Applicable
https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/security/advisories/GHSA-8r68-857c-4rqc Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2024-38439 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-38439 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38439 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-787
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/90d91a9ac9a7d6132ab7620d31c8c23400949206/etc/uams/uams_pam.c#L316 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/90d91a9ac9a7d6132ab7620d31c8c23400949206/etc/uams/uams_pam.c#L316 Product
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/issues/1096 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/issues/1096 Broken Link, Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/security/advisories/GHSA-8r68-857c-4rqc No Types Assigned https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/security/advisories/GHSA-8r68-857c-4rqc Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2024-38439 No Types Assigned https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2024-38439 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.19 *cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Netatalk 3.2.0 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow because of setting ibuf[PASSWDLEN] to '\0' in FPLoginExt in login in etc/uams/uams_pam.c. Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow because of setting ibuf[PASSWDLEN] to '\0' in FPLoginExt in login in etc/uams/uams_pam.c. 2.4.1 and 3.1.19 are also fixed versions.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/security/advisories/GHSA-8r68-857c-4rqc [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2024-38439 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/90d91a9ac9a7d6132ab7620d31c8c23400949206/etc/uams/uams_pam.c#L316 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Netatalk 3.2.0 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow because of setting ibuf[PASSWDLEN] to '\0' in FPLoginExt in login in etc/uams/uams_pam.c.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/issues/1096 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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