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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-45188

Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides remote root access on some platforms such as FreeBSD (used for TrueNAS).

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CVE-2022-45188
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4 Nov 2026, 22:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2022-45188

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Nov 2022, 00:00 UTC

Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides remote root access on some platforms such as FreeBSD (used for TrueNAS).

osv:CVE-2022-45188
Complete source record
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  "id": "abae1bde3f01cd5d1b02e2fe5d621e23bebb82eb365d8bc4d2f0f2c5a6dae172",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45188",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2022-45188",
    "summary": "Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code execution via a crafted .appl file. This provides remote root access on some platforms such as FreeBSD (used for TrueNAS).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-45188",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2022-45188",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2022-45188"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/netatalk/netatalk",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "8965445d8439dbe1b2821b783ae644da3ef600a1"
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              ],
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.1.13"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "netatalk-3-1-13",
            "netatalk-3-1-12",
            "netatalk-3-1-11",
            "netatalk-3-1-10",
            "netatalk-3-1-9",
            "netatalk-3-1-8",
            "netatalk-3-1-7",
            "netatalk-3-1-6",
            "netatalk-3-1-5",
            "netatalk-3-1-4"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-45188.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:40.169115759Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.13.html",
        "https://netatalk.sourceforge.io/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.14.html",
        "https://rushbnt.github.io/bug%20analysis/netatalk-0day/",
        "https://sourceforge.net/projects/netatalk/files/netatalk/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/45xxx/CVE-2022-45188.json",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZYWSGVA6WXREMB6PV56HAHKU7R6KPOP/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GEAFLA5L2SHOUFBAGUXIF2TZLGBXGJKT/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SG6WZW5LXFVH3P7ZVZRGHUVJEMEFKQLI/",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45188",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cna_assigner": "mitre",
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      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2022-45188",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 507786,
  "published_at": "2022-11-12T00:00:00+00:00"
}