#VU10798 Information disclosure in Network Time Protocol - CVE-2018-7182

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#VU10798 Information disclosure in Network Time Protocol - CVE-2018-7182

Published: March 1, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10798
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7182
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Network Time Protocol
Software vendor:
ntp.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unautheticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted mode 6 packet and gain access to potentially sensitive information.


Remediation

Update to version ntp-4.2.8p11.


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