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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| netatalk | netatalk | >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.1; >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.19; 3.2.0 |
References
- https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/90d91a9ac9a7d6132ab7620d31c8c23400949206/etc/uams/uams_pam.c#L316Product
- https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/issues/1096Broken Link, Not Applicable
- https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/security/advisories/GHSA-8r68-857c-4rqcExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2024-38439Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/blob/90d91a9ac9a7d6132ab7620d31c8c23400949206/etc/uams/uams_pam.c#L316Product
- https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/issues/1096Broken Link, Not Applicable
- https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/security/advisories/GHSA-8r68-857c-4rqcExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00026.html
- https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2024-38439Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 16, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified