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IBM AIX: ntp_advisory10 (CVE-2018-7182): Multiple vulnerabilities in NTPv3 and NTPv4 that impact AIX

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 6, 2018
Added
Aug 16, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The ctl_getitem method in ntpd in ntp-4.2.8p6 before 4.2.8p11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mode 6 packet with a ntpd instance from 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10.

Solution

ibm-aix-ntp_advisory10
Title
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