Stack-based buffer overflow in Western Digital products - CVE-2022-0194

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in Western Digital products - CVE-2022-0194

Published: March 25, 2022 / Updated: April 21, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61617
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0194
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ad_addcomment function. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

My Cloud PR2100
My Cloud PR4100
My Cloud EX4100
My Cloud EX2 Ultra
My Cloud Mirror Gen 2
My Cloud DL2100
My Cloud DL4100
My Cloud EX2100
WD Cloud
My Cloud
My Cloud Home
My Cloud OS 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
QuTScloud
Ubuntu
QuTS hero
Netatalk
QNAP QTS
netatalk (Ubuntu package)
netatalk (Debian package)
net-fs/netatalk

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0194

Install updates from vendor's website.

My Cloud OS 5 - addressed in versions 5.19.117, 7.16-220
Netatalk - update to 3.1.13
QNAP QTS - update to 4.5.4.2012 20220419
netatalk (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.1, 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.1, 3.1.13~ds-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
netatalk (Debian package) - update to 3.1.12~ds-8+deb11u1
net-fs/netatalk - update to 3.1.18

External References

Related Security Bulletins