CVE-2013-5211

Description

The monlist feature in ntp_request.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via forged (1) REQ_MON_GETLIST or (2) REQ_MON_GETLIST_1 requests, as exploited in the wild in December 2013.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 92.48% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/59288 third party advisory not applicable
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00031.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138971294629419&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-013A third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64692 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/348126 third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/30/6 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59726 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030433 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-dev/ntp-dev-4.2.7p26.tar.gz patch
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-051-04 third party advisory us government resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_advisory.asc third party advisory
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095861 broken link
http://lists.ntp.org/pipermail/pool/2011-December/005616.html broken link mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/30/7 mailing list
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5095892 broken link
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1532 issue tracking
https://puppet.com/security/cve/puppetlabs-ntp-nov-2015-advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5211?
CVE-2013-5211 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5211?
To fix CVE-2013-5211, 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-2013-5211 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-5211 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~92% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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