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CVE-2009-0159 Detail

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.


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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=9532
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2
http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/?PAGE=gnupatch&REV=1.1565
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:092
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34481 Patch 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022033
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0999 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490617
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49838
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19392
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5411
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8386
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8665
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9634
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1651.html
https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1144 Patch 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0159
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2009
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018
Source:
MITRE