Description
Buffer overflow in the password management functionality in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted key file.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2921
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274263
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77277
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0380
EPSS Percentile
88.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (7)
netapp/clustered_data_ontap
netapp/data_ontap
netapp/oncommand_balance
netapp/oncommand_performance_manager
netapp/oncommand_unified_manager
ntp/ntp
4.2.8 (17 CPE variants)
ntp/ntp
4.2.0 - 4.2.8
Published
Aug 07, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026