Improper Input Validation Affecting ntpdate package, versions <0:4.2.6p5-28.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.25% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-NTPDATE-4783453
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Mar 2017

Introduced: 21 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6464  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ntpdate to version 0:4.2.6p5-28.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0855.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntpdate package and not the ntpdate package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd crash) via a malformed mode configuration directive.