CVE-2009-0159

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.08% Top 10%
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References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/ vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9634 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35137 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34608 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35166 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490617
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35308 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=9532
http://secunia.com/advisories/35253 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34481 patch vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35138 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8386 signature vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19392 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35630 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49838 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/53593 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022033 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8665 signature vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1651.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5411 signature vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:092 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1144 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35336 third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35169 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0999 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/?PAGE=gnupatch&REV=1.1565

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0159?
CVE-2009-0159 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0159?
To fix CVE-2009-0159, 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-2009-0159 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0159 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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