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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade ntp | May 11, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ntp | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ntp-develUpgrade ntpUpgrade FreeBSD | May 6, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/ntp. | May 29, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Hpux | — | Update NTP to the latest version | Dec 9, 2019 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade ntpdateUpgrade ntp | Nov 3, 2020 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade ntpUpgrade sntpUpgrade ntpdate | Nov 19, 2019 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for ntp_advisory10 | Aug 16, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Ntp | — | Upgrade to the latest version of NTP | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade service/network/ntp to version 4.2.8.11-0.175.3.31.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Apr 18, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ntpUpgrade ntp-doc | Mar 28, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ntp | Jul 13, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 8, 2018 |
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