Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting netatalk package, versions [1.3,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NETATALK-16874124
  • published25 May 2026
  • disclosed21 May 2026
  • creditArjun Basnet

Introduced: 21 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-44056  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow via the desktop.c process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by supplying specially crafted input that triggers a stack buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1