CVE-2014-9293

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9293
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-20 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1176032 – CVE-2014-9293 ntp: automatic generation of weak default key in config_auth() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:003 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Arista - Security Advisory 0008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.arista.com
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0541 - Updated ntp packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hpe.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA62209 - Cisco ACNS (Application and Content Networking System) NTP Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
McAfee KnowledgeBase - McAfee Security Bulletin - Firewall Enterprise update fixes NTP vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com
Bug 2665 – Weak default key af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ntp.org
Changes for ntpd/ntp_config.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bk1.ntp.org Exploit
Vulnerability Note VU#852879 - Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project NTP daemon (ntpd) contains multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
'[security bulletin] HPSBOV03505 rev.1 - TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS running NTP, Remote Code Executi' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.ntp.org Vendor Advisory
NTP 'ntp_config.c' Insufficient Entropy Security Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBPV03266 rev.1 - Certain HP Networking and H3C Switches and Routers running N' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN03277 rev.1 - HP Virtualization Performance Viewer, Remote Execution of Co' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03240 SSRT101872 rev.2 - HP-UX Running NTP, Remote Execution of Code, Deni' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
HPE Support document - HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hpe.com
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