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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-9295

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to (1) the crypto_recv function when the Autokey Authentication feature is used, (2) the ctl_putdata…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 79.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to (1) the crypto_recv function when the Autokey Authentication feature is used, (2) the ctl_putdata function, and (3) the configure function.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
79.07% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
ntp/ntp
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.