The ntpq saveconfig command in NTP 4.1.2, 4.2.x before 4.2.8p6, 4.3, 4.3.25, 4.3.70, and 4.3.77 does not properly filter special characters, which allows attackers to cause unspecified impact via a crafted filename.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Apic | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Cisco APIC to resolve this vulnerability. | May 11, 2026 | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Cisco Ise | — | — | Oct 21, 2025 | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Cisco Xe | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Cisco IOS XE | Jul 30, 2019 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Cisco Xr Os | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Cisco IOS-XR to resolve this vulnerability. | May 19, 2021 | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ntp | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Feb 22, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ntp-develUpgrade FreeBSDUpgrade ntp | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 21, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/ntp. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade ntpUpgrade ntpdate | Jul 23, 2019 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade ntpdateUpgrade sntpUpgrade ntp | Sep 25, 2019 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade ntpdateUpgrade sntpUpgrade ntp | May 1, 2019 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Ntp | — | Upgrade to the latest version of NTP | Feb 23, 2023 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade service/network/ntp to version 4.2.8.6-0.175.3.6.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Panos | — | Upgrade PAN-OS 7.0 to the latest versionUpdate PAN-OS 6.1 to the latest workaround for your deviceUpdate PAN-OS 7.1 to the latest workaround for your deviceUpdate PAN-OS 5.1 to the latest workaround for your deviceUpdate PAN-OS 6.0 to the latest workaround for your deviceUpdate PAN-OS 5.0 to the latest workaround for your device | Oct 11, 2016 | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade yast2-ntp-client-devel-docUpgrade ntp-docUpgrade ntpUpgrade yast2-ntp-client | Apr 28, 2016 | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ntp | Oct 7, 2016 | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 30, 2017 |
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