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NTP: Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-7183)

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NTP: Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-7183)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/08/2018
Created
02/28/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
03/01/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ntp-upgrade-latest

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