CVE-2001-0414

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in ntpd ntp daemon 4.0.99k and earlier (aka xntpd and xntp3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long readvar argument.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 87.75% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-045.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Apr/0000.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0127.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98683952401753&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/sse073.ltr	vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-036.php3	patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-004.txt.asc	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/sse074.ltr	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98642418618512&w=2	mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000392	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/805	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98684532921941&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2540	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3831	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98659782815613&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98654963328381&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0225.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98679815917014&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0314.html	mailing list
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:31.ntpd.asc	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98684202610470&w=2	mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-045	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6321	vdb entry
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-013.0.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0414?: CVE-2001-0414 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0414?: To fix CVE-2001-0414, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0414 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0414 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.