CVE-2009-1252

Summary

CVECVE-2009-1252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-05-19 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the crypto_recv function in ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.4p7 and 4.2.5 before 4.2.5p74, when OpenSSL and autokey are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet containing an extension field.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 4.2.5p0 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p1 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p10 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p11 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p12 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p13 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p14 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p15 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p16 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p17 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p18 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p19 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p2 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p20 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p21 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p23 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p24 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p25 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p26 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p27 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p28 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p29 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p3 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p30 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p31 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p32 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p33 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p35 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p36 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p37 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p38 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p39 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p4 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p40 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p41 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p42 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p43 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p44 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p45 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p46 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p47 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p48 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p49 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p5 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p50 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p51 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p52 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p53 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p54 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p55 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p56 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p57 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p58 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p59 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p6 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p60 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p61 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p62 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p63 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p64 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p65 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p66 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p67 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p68 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p69 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p7 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p70 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p71 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p73 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p8 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5p9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: ntp-4.2.4p7-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 499694 – CVE-2009-1252 ntp: remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability if autokeys is enabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
rPath update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - ntp crypto_recv() Autokey Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: ntp-4.2.4p7-1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.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
VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch
Fedora update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0092 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: ntp-4.2.4p7-2.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
CVE-2009-1252 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Ubuntu update for ntp - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug 1151 – Remote exploit if autokey is enabled - CVE-2009-1252 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.ntp.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1801-1 ntp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:11.ntpd.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org
VMSA-2009-0016.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
FreeBSD update for ntpd - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:117 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
NTP 'ntpd' Autokey Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
NetBSD update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Slackware update for ntp - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#853097 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Gentoo update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VMware ESXi update for ntp - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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