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CVE-2017-6458

high

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable.

References

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us

https://support.apple.com/HT208144

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZUPPICJXWL3AWQB7I3AWUC74YON7UING/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KVLFA3J43QFIP4I7HE7KQ5FXSMJEKC6/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4B7BMVXV53EE7XYW2KAVETDHTP452O3Z/

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3349-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97051

https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-294/

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K99254031

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208144

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa147

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540464/100/0/threaded

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3379

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/62

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/7

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142284/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04936