CVE-2014-9750

Description

ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1, when Autokey Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a packet containing an extension field with an invalid value for the length of its value field.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.71% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ntp.org Vendor Advisory ntp.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879 third party advisory us government resource
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#December_2014_NTP_Security_Vulne release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72583 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184573 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2671 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03886en_us third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9750?
CVE-2014-9750 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9750?
To fix CVE-2014-9750, 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-2014-9750 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9750 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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