CVE-2022-0194 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Netatalk, specifically within the ad_addcomment function, due to improper validation of user-supplied data length. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a significant risk, as exploitation requires no authentication and has a low attack complexity. While there is no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered considerable community discussion and media coverage, including warnings from vendors like Synology and QNAP, indicating active awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.