CVE-2024-38439 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Netatalk versions prior to 3.2.1, 2.4.1, and 3.1.19, stemming from an off-by-one error in the FPLoginExt function. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, < 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.