Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ntpsec package, versions <1.0.0+dfsg1-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
35.43% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-NTPSEC-262192
  • published6 Mar 2018
  • disclosed6 Mar 2018

Introduced: 6 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-7182  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 ntpsec to version 1.0.0+dfsg1-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntpsec package and not the ntpsec package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ctl_getitem method in ntpd in ntp-4.2.8p6 before 4.2.8p11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mode 6 packet with a ntpd instance from 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10.