CVE-2017-6458
Published: 27 March 2017
Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | This is not a vulnerability per se, but a weakness in an internal helper function |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ntp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
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| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
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| disco |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
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| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
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| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
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| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.11)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-1)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.5)
|
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| yakkety |
Released
(1:4.2.8p8+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1)
|
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| zesty |
Released
(1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1)
|
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Patches: upstream: http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-stable/?PAGE=cset&REV=58a008c2PtxGYR8g6fLpoaFecrZ-zQ |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |