CVE-2018-1160
CRITICALEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.12.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152440/QNAP-Netatalk-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106301
- https://attachments.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14735
- https://github.com/tenable/poc/tree/master/netatalk/cve_2018_1160/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4356
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46034/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46048/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46675/
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_18_62
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-48
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-13.