CVE-2018-7182

high-risk
Published 2018-03-06

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.

Do I need to act?

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11.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
45846
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Ntp
Ntp
Ntp
Ntp
Ntp

Affected Vendors

Ntp Canonical Netapp

References (22)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Upda...
Mitigation http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3412
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103191
Patch https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpe...
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45846/
Third Party Advisory https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Upda...
Mitigation http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3412
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103191
Patch https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpe...
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/
and 2 more references
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate