Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.3/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2853Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_SecuVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238136Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2853Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_SecuVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238136Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 24, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified