How severe is CVE-2024-38441?

CVE-2024-38441 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-38441 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (56th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-38441?

CVE-2024-38441 primarily affects Netatalk. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38441?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2024-38441 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-38441 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-37333.

When was CVE-2024-38441 published?

CVE-2024-38441 was published on 2024-06-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-38441

CVE-2024-38441 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netatalk with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-193.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (56th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-37333
Weakness: CWE-193
Affected product: Netatalk
Published: 2024-06-16
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow because of setting ibuf[len] to '\0' in FPMapName in afp_mapname in etc/afpd/directory.c. 2.4.1 and 3.1.19 are also fixed versions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38441?: Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow because of setting ibuf[len] to '\0' in FPMapName in afp_mapname in etc/afpd/directory.c. 2.4.1 and 3.1.19 are also fixed versions.
How severe is CVE-2024-38441?: CVE-2024-38441 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-38441 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (56th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-38441?: CVE-2024-38441 primarily affects Netatalk. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38441?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2024-38441 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-38441 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-37333.
When was CVE-2024-38441 published?: CVE-2024-38441 was published on 2024-06-16 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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