Improper Input Validation Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.22% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NTP-517315
  • published 24 Aug 2017
  • disclosed 24 Aug 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ntp to version 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp package and not the ntp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of the configuration password and access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

2.6 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low