CVE-2021-31439
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Synology DiskStation Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerablity. The specific flaw exists within the processing of DSI structures in Netatalk. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12326.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- synology diskstation manager6.2 → 6.2.3-25426-3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00018.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-02cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Netatalk-buffer-overflow-via-dsi-stream-receive-38073cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2863cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3300cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021050308cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022042579cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5503cnnvd
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