SB2015100602 - Input validation error in ntp
Published: October 6, 2015 Updated: July 23, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015100602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9750)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1, when Autokey Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a packet containing an extension field with an invalid value for the length of its value field.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2671
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#December_2014_NTP_Security_Vulne
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72583
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184573
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03886en_us