CVE-2010-0293

Description

The client logging functionality in chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1 does not restrict the amount of memory used for storage of client information, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via spoofed (1) NTP or (2) cmdmon packets.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory tuxfamily.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1992 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38106 vdb entry
http://git.tuxfamily.org/chrony/chrony.git/?p=gitroot/chrony/chrony.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2f63cf448560fdb96b80d8488aae6a15b802a753
http://chrony.tuxfamily.org/News.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38428 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555367
http://secunia.com/advisories/38480 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0293?
CVE-2010-0293 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0293?
To fix CVE-2010-0293, 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-2010-0293 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0293 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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