Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ntp package, versions [4.1.2,4.2.8p16)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NTP-5422247
  • published14 Apr 2023
  • disclosed14 Apr 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-26555  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ntp to version 4.2.8p16 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write in the praecis_parse() function in ntpd/refclock_palisade.c, due to a buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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