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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-1160

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.

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CVE-2018-1160
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1 Nov 2026, 07:48 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-1160

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Dec 2018, 21:29 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2018-1160
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1160",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-1160",
    "products": [],
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      ],
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        "https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_18_62",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46034/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46048/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46675/",
        "https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-48"
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              }
            ]
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439142,
  "published_at": "2018-12-20T21:29:00.477+00:00"
}