SB2017013002 - Input validation error in NTP
Published: January 30, 2017 Updated: June 10, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017013002
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8138)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can bypass the origin timestamp validation via a packet with an origin timestamp set to zero.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161123-ntpd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81811
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160428-ntpd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#April_2016_NTP_4_2_8p7_Security
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0063.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
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- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0002/
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf