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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-5 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9750.html
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2671
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#December_2014_NTP_Security_Vulne
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72583
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184573
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03886en_us
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9750
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.