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2015-10-06
ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1, when Autokey Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a packet containing an extension field with an invalid value for the length of its value field.
| Products | Debian_linux, Ntp, Linux, Enterprise_linux_desktop, Enterprise_linux_server, Enterprise_linux_workstation |
| Type | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879 • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72583 • http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#December_2014_NTP_Security_Vulne • http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html |