VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6452
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows installer for NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via an application path on the command line.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows installer for NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via an application path on the command line.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ntp/ntp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3383Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_SecuVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97078Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3383Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_SecuVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97078Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.