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CVE-2018-1160

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 20, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
7 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxDiskStation ManagerRouter Manager

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 87%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
9.0
Netatalk· Netatalk
95%
v < 3.1.12
Affected range stops below 3.1.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
DiskStation Manager· Synology
95%
5.2 ≤ v < 5.2-5967-96.1 ≤ v < 6.1.7-15284-36.2 ≤ v < 6.2.1-23824-4
Affected range stops below 5.2-5967-9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.7-15284-3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.2.1-23824-4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Router Manager· Synology
95%
1.2 ≤ v < 1.2-7742-5
Affected range stops below 1.2-7742-5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Skynas· Synology
95%
All versions
VS960HD Firmware· Synology
95%
All versions
synology-vs960hd (same device)
VS960HD· Synologydevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.1/ReleaseNotes3.1.12.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152440/QNAP-Netatalk-Authentication-Bypass.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106301
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://attachments.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14735
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tenable/poc/tree/master/netatalk/cve_2018_1160/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4356
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46034/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46048/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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