CVE-2009-0159
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-0159 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-04-14 15:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.72 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.73 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.92 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.93 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.94 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.95 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.96 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.97 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.98 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.0.99 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.2p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.2p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.2p3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.2p4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | 4.2.4p6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ntp | Ntp | All | rc1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: ntp-4.2.4p7-1.fc10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| NTP 'ntpq' Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:092 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: ntp-4.2.4p7-1.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| NTP ntpq "cookedprint()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- NTP: Remote execution of arbitrary code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.netbsd.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:011 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| osvdb.org/53593 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| '[security bulletin] HPSBUX02859 SSRT101144 rev.1 - HP-UX Running XNTP, Remote Denial of Service (DoS' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Bug 1144 – limited buffer overflow in ntpq. CVE-2009-0159 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.ntp.org | Patch |
| VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 490617 – (CVE-2009-0159) CVE-2009-0159 ntp: buffer overflow in ntpq | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Fedora update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | slackware.com | |
| USN-777-1: Ntp vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Red hat update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Ubuntu update for ntp - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| ntp.bkbits.net/ntp-stable | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ntp.bkbits.net | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1801-1 ntp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.pardus.org.tr | |
| VMSA-2009-0016.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| NetBSD update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Slackware update for ntp - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Debian update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| ntp Buffer Overflow in ntpq cookedprint() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.