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ELSA-2014-2025 Important: Oracle Linux ntp security update

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ELSA-2014-2025 Important: Oracle Linux ntp security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/19/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/05/2015
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to (1) the crypto_recv function when the Autokey Authentication feature is used, (2) the ctl_putdata function, and (3) the configure function.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp

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