CVE-2009-0159
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 13.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-04-14 15:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-01-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5140f2f39986bd796aea0566da9800f387d6b0a8700ee4b083f03e235e2bb3c3
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-777-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9634https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9634
- secunia.com35137http://secunia.com/advisories/35137
- secunia.com34608http://secunia.com/advisories/34608
- secunia.com35166http://secunia.com/advisories/35166
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490617
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- secunia.com37471http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- www.debian.orgDSA-1801http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-5275https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html
- secunia.com35308http://secunia.com/advisories/35308
- bugs.pardus.org.trhttp://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=9532
- secunia.com35253http://secunia.com/advisories/35253
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- secunia.com35074http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- www.securityfocus.com34481http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34481
- secunia.com35138http://secunia.com/advisories/35138
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2009-05-12http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8386https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8386
- slackware.comSSA:2009-154-01http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
- marc.infoSSRT101144http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-5273https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:011http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:19392https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19392
- secunia.com35630http://secunia.com/advisories/35630
- www.securityfocus.com20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party componentshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comntp-cookedprint-bo(49838)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49838
- osvdb.org53593http://osvdb.org/53593
- www.securitytracker.com1022033http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022033
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8665https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8665
- www.us-cert.govTA09-133Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1651https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1651.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1297http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5411https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5411
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1040http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:092http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:092
- secunia.com35416http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- support.ntp.orghttps://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1144
- secunia.com35336http://secunia.com/advisories/35336
- ftp.netbsd.orgNetBSD-SA2009-006ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1039http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
- secunia.com35169http://secunia.com/advisories/35169
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200905-08http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0999http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0999
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3316http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- ntp.bkbits.net:8080http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/?PAGE=gnupatch&REV=1.1565
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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