Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : ntp (SSA:2017-112-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99597

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New ntp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected ntp package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7a77564e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99597

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-112-02.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 4/24/2017

Updated: 12/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6460

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:ntp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9042, CVE-2017-6451, CVE-2017-6452, CVE-2017-6455, CVE-2017-6458, CVE-2017-6459, CVE-2017-6460, CVE-2017-6462, CVE-2017-6463, CVE-2017-6464

SSA: 2017-112-02