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CVE-2018-7183 Detail

Current 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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414 Vendor Advisory 
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#February_2018_ntp_4_2_8p11_NTP_S Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103351 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
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/ Third Party Advisory 
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-7183
NVD Published Date:
03/08/2018
NVD Last Modified:
08/24/2020
Source:
MITRE