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CVE-2018-7183 Detail

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.


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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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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.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
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:
07/20/2021
Source:
MITRE