Improper Input Validation Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-5
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NTP-528870
- published 6 Oct 2015
- disclosed 6 Oct 2015
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 ntp to version 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-5 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.
ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1, when Autokey Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a packet containing an extension field with an invalid value for the length of its value field.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2671
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03886en_us
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#December_2014_NTP_Security_Vulne
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9750
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184573
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72583