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NTP: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2017-6462)

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NTP: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2017-6462)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/27/2017
Created
02/28/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
03/01/2023

Description

Buffer overflow in the legacy Datum Programmable Time Server (DPTS) refclock driver in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a crafted /dev/datum device.

Solution(s)

  • ntp-upgrade-latest

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