CVE-2014-9751
The read_network_packet function in ntp_io.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1 on Linux and OS X does not properly determine whether a source IP address is an IPv6 loopback address, which makes it
02 Description
The read_network_packet function in ntp_io.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1 on Linux and OS X does not properly determine whether a source IP address is an IPv6 loopback address, which makes it
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
- 4.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.2% 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 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. 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
- 2015-10-04 20:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 06098697fe4fb1ec9ac1927b2be32af6342e704336b50e59b9b7d0ec279f0fbe
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#852879http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
- support.ntp.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#December_2014_NTP_Security_Vulne
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- bugs.ntp.orghttp://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2672
- www.debian.orgDSA-3388http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- www.securityfocus.com72584http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72584
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1459http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html
- support.hpe.comhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03886en_us
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184572
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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