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NTP Multiple Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running NTP and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws exists due to - The 'read_network_packet' function in 'ntp_io.c' in ntpd does not properly determine whether a source IP address is an IPv6 loopback address. - An error in 'ntp_crypto.c' script in ntpd when Autokey Authentication is enabled.
Affected Software
Affected Software
NTP versions 4.x before 4.2.8p1
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to NTP version 4.2.8p1 or later.