CVE-2022-23121 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Netatalk	Netatalk

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00000.html
https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709991
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-527/

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/709991

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2023-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:12:53.329Z

Reserved: 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-23121

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-28T19:15:10.203

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:03.313

Link: CVE-2022-23121

Redhat

No data.

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