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CVE-2017-6458
Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to…
High8.8EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% 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 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (20)
- 1038123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3379 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 97051 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208144 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3349-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2017-72323a442f (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-294/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa147 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20171101 APPLE-SA-2017-10-31-8 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2017-09-25-1 macOS High Sierra 10.13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2017-20d54b2782 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K99254031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142284/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20170925 APPLE-SA-2017-09-25-1 macOS High Sierra 10.13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20170422 [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2017-112-02) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2017-5ebac1c112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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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