CVE-2009-1252

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the crypto_recv function in ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.4p7 and 4.2.5 before 4.2.5p74, when OpenSSL and autokey are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet containing an extension field.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 56.02% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35137 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35166 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37470 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35388 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35243 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party 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
http://secunia.com/advisories/35253 third party advisory
https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1151
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:117 vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0092
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022243 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35138 third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238 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://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00293.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35630 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1252
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11231 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499694 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35017 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html patch vendor advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:11.ntpd.asc vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/853097 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/35336 third party 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 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1361 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6307 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35169 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1252?
CVE-2009-1252 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1252?
To fix CVE-2009-1252, 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-2009-1252 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1252 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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