CVE-2014-9750
ntp - incomplete fix
EPSS 4.4%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-9750
To remediate CVE-2014-9750, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-5 or later
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+deb6u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2014-9750 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-5
- from 0, < 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+deb6u2
- from 0, < 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u2
- from 0, < 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u3