{"id":"CVE-2017-6460","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6460","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:57:55.028Z","title":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the reslist function in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote servers have unspecified impact via a long flagstr variable in a restriction list response.","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the reslist function in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote servers have unspecified impact via a long flagstr variable in a restriction list response.","published":"2017-03-27T17:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["ntp/ntp"],"epss":{"score":0.02682,"percentile":0.85748,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3377","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97052","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-6460","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208144","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3377","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97052","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2017-6460","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208144","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6460","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}