FreeBSD : ntp -- multiple vulnerabilities (4033d826-87dd-11e4-9079-3c970e169bc2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80149

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

CERT reports :

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) provides networked systems with a way to synchronize time for various services and applications. ntpd version 4.2.7 and previous versions allow attackers to overflow several buffers in a way that may allow malicious code to be executed.
ntp-keygen prior to version 4.2.7p230 also uses a non-cryptographic random number generator when generating symmetric keys.

The buffer overflow vulnerabilities in ntpd may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code with the privilege level of the ntpd process. The weak default key and non-cryptographic random number generator in ntp-keygen may allow an attacker to gain information regarding the integrity checking and authentication encryption schemes.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8049a46f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80149

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4033d82687dd11e490793c970e169bc2.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 12/22/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ntp, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ntp-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295, CVE-2014-9296

CERT: 852879