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CVE-2018-7183

Published: Mar 8, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
10.8%
Top 4.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

n/an/a
ntpntp
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
freebsdfreebsd
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
element softwarenetappHardware Firmware
ntposs-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka ntp daemon
freebsdoss-projectUSOperating Systems
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
and 6 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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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
and 19 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 8, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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