CVE-2014-9294
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9294
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ntp | ntp | {"endIncluding":"4.2.7"} | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html
- http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142853370924302&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0104.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62209
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:003
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71762
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176035
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141222-ntpd
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9294
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.