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CVE-2001-0414
Buffer overflow in ntpd ntp daemon 4.0.99k and earlier (aka xntpd and xntp3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and…
High10.0EPSS 91.9%
- Published
- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in ntpd ntp daemon 4.0.99k and earlier (aka xntpd and xntp3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long readvar argument.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 91.9% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (20)
- RHSA-2001:045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2001:10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20010409 [ESA-20010409-01] xntp buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010409 ntp-4.99k23.tar.gz is available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20010404 ntpd =< 4.0.99k remote buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLA-2001:392 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 805 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20010409 ntpd - new Debian 2.2 (potato) version is also vulnerable (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2540 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3831 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20010406 Immunix OS Security update for ntp and xntp3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010405 Re: ntpd =< 4.0.99k remote buffer overflow] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010413 PROGENY-SA-2001-02A: [UPDATE] ntpd remote buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010408 [slackware-security] buffer overflow fix for NTP (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010418 IBM MSS Outside Advisory Redistribution: IBM AIX: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in (x)ntp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20010409 PROGENY-SA-2001-02: ntpd remote buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ntpd-remote-bo(6321) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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