CVE-2018-7183
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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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
ntp
oss-projectaka ntp daemon
freebsd
oss-project·US
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
netapp
commercial·US
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
and 4 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
Products CVE Techniques Tactics
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12
security.gentoo.org
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc
security.freebsd.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
usn.ubuntu.com
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