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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-12327

Stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of NTP version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker to achieve code execution or escalate to higher privileges via a long string as the argument for an IPv4 or IPv6 command-line parameter.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 28.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of NTP version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker to achieve code execution or escalate to higher privileges via a long string as the argument for an IPv4 or IPv6 command-line parameter. NOTE: It is unclear whether there are any common situations in which ntpq or ntpdc is used with a command line from an untrusted source.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
28.71% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
ntp/ntp
Source
cve@mitre.org

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