CVE-2018-7183
CRITICALntp 4.2.8p6-4.2.8p10 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted ntpq Response Array
Title source: llmDescription
Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103351
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#February_2018_ntp_4_2_8p11_NTP_S
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.3204
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (10)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
17.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
freebsd/freebsd
10.3
freebsd/freebsd
10.4
freebsd/freebsd
11.1
netapp/element_software
ntp/ntp
4.2.8 p10 (5 CPE variants)
Published
Mar 08, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026