CVE-2001-0414

Summary

CVECVE-2001-0414
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-06-18 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in ntpd ntp daemon 4.0.99k and earlier (aka xntpd and xntp3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long readvar argument.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99 All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99a All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99b All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99c All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99d All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99e All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99f All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99g All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99h All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99i All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd 4.0.99j All All All
Application Dave Mills Ntpd All All All All
Application Dave Mills Xntp3 5.93 All All All
Application Dave Mills Xntp3 5.93a All All All
Application Dave Mills Xntp3 5.93b All All All
Application Dave Mills Xntp3 5.93c All All All
Application Dave Mills Xntp3 5.93d All All All
Application Dave Mills Xntp3 5.93e All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-004.txt.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.netbsd.org
ftp.sco.com/SSE/sse074.ltr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Object not found! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
ftp.sco.com/SSE/sse073.ltr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - [ESA-20010409-01] xntp buffer overflow - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
MandrakeSoft Update Advisory MDKSA-2001:036 : ntp/xntp3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-mandrake.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
'ntpd =< 4.0.99k remote buffer overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'ntpd - new Debian 2.2 (potato) version is also vulnerable' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'Re: ntpd =< 4.0.99k remote buffer overflow]' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'Immunix OS Security update for ntp and xntp3' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - IBM MSS Outside Advisory Redistribution: IBM AIX: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in (x)ntp - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Xinuos Inc. | Support | Security | Advisories | Document Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.calderasystems.com
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br
'[slackware-security] buffer overflow fix for NTP' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'PROGENY-SA-2001-02: ntpd remote buffer overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - PROGENY-SA-2001-02A: [UPDATE] ntpd remote buffer overflow - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Debian GNU/Linux -- Security Information -- DSA-045-2 ntpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Ntpd Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:31.ntpd.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.FreeBSD.org
'ntp-4.99k23.tar.gz is available' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
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