CVE-2018-1160

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

netatalkDebian

Fixed in:2.2.6-2CVE-2018-1160

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

86.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit5

Third-Party Advisory5

Release Notes1

netatalk.sourceforge.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-1160?

Upgrade netatalk on debian 11 to 2.2.6-2 or later.

Is CVE-2018-1160 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-1160 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 86.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-1160?

CVE-2018-1160 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-1160 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for netatalk (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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