Origin Validation Error Affecting ntp package, versions <4.2.8p15-4.10.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.12% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-NTP-2708207
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Jul 2020

Introduced: 2 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-11868  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 ntp to version 4.2.8p15-4.10.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p14 and 4.3.x before 4.3.100 allows an off-path attacker to block unauthenticated synchronization via a server mode packet with a spoofed source IP address, because transmissions are rescheduled even when a packet lacks a valid origin timestamp.

CVSS Base Scores

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