CVE-2018-1160 (GCVE-0-2018-1160)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-20 21:00 – Updated: 2026-02-13 19:35
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Summary
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Netatalk Netatalk Affected: Before 3.1.12
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