Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ntp-perl package, versions <0:4.2.8p11-1.37.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
32.36% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-NTPPERL-1712805
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Mar 2018

Introduced: 8 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-7183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 ntp-perl to version 0:4.2.8p11-1.37.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1009.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp-perl package and not the ntp-perl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.