# 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.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-12 · Updated: 2026-02-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/projects/netatalk/files/netatalk/
- 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZYWSGVA6WXREMB6PV56HAHKU7R6KPOP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SG6WZW5LXFVH3P7ZVZRGHUVJEMEFKQLI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GEAFLA5L2SHOUFBAGUXIF2TZLGBXGJKT/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02

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