Description
The papd daemon in Netatalk before 2.0.4-beta2, when using certain variables in a pipe command for the print file, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a print request, as demonstrated using a crafted Title.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | netatalk | 2.0.4~beta2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | netatalk | 2.0.4~beta2-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | netatalk | 2.0.3-11+lenny1 | DTSA-183-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | netatalk | 2.0.3-4+etch1 | DSA-1705-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-1705-1 netatalk - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DTSA-183-1 netatalk - remote code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=648189
- DSA-1705 vendor-advisory
- 34484 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-3064 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-3069 vendor-advisory
- 33548 third-party-advisory
- 33227 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 vendor-advisory
- 50824 vdb-entry
- 32925 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20090114 update on CVE-2008-5718 mailing-list