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NTP.org 'ntp' 'decodenetnum' And 'loop counter underrun' DoS Vulnerabilities

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

7 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is running NTP.org's reference implementation of NTP server, ntpd and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Insight

Insight

Multiple errors are due to - A flaw in 'decodenetnum' function which will abort with an assertion failure instead of simply returning a failure condition when ntpd is fed a crafted packet. - An integer overflow can occur in application.

Affected Software

Affected Software

All ntp-4 release prior to 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.0 prior to 4.3.77

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to ntp4.2.8p4 or 4.3.77 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)