CVE-2026-44049 PUBLISHED

Out-of-bounds write in convert_charset() null termination

Assigner: securin
Reserved: 05.05.2026 Published: 21.05.2026 Updated: 21.05.2026

An out-of-bounds write due to improper null termination in convert_charset() in Netatalk 2.0.4 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted character data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Netatalk
Product	Netatalk
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 2.0.4 to 4.4.2 (incl.) Version 4.4.3 is unaffected

Credits

Arjun Basnet from Securin finder

References

Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44049

Problem Types

Out-of-bounds Write CWE