SB2019020907 - Stack out-of-bounds read in ntpsec (Alpine package)



SB2019020907 - Stack out-of-bounds read in ntpsec (Alpine package)

Published: February 9, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019020907
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Stack out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6444)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to attacker-controlled data is dereferenced by ntohl() in ntpd. A remote attacker can trigger stack-based buffer over-read in process_control() in ntp_control.c perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.