VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-7183
Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 10.2%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.
- 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
- 10.21% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- ntp/ntp · freebsd/freebsd · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/element software
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#February_2018_ntp_4_2_8p11_NTP_SVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103351Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13Third Party Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#February_2018_ntp_4_2_8p11_NTP_SVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103351Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.