CVE-2014-9751

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9751
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-06 01:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe read_network_packet function in ntp_io.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p1 on Linux and OS X does not properly determine whether a source IP address is an IPv6 loopback address, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof restricted packets, and read or write to the runtime state, by leveraging the ability to reach the ntpd machine's network interface with a packet from the ::1 address.

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-20 | 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
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.ntp.org Vendor Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1184572 – CVE-2014-9298 ntp: drop packets with source address ::1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
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
NTP 'ntp_io.c' Authentication Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3388-1 ntp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 2672 – ::1 can be spoofed. ACLs based on source IP can be bypassed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.ntp.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 43837 HPE Comware 5 And Comware 7 Switches And Routers using NTP, Remote Denial Of Service (HPESBHF03886)
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