CVE-2015-3405

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3405
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-09 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 00:49:00 UTC
Descriptionntp-keygen in ntp 4.2.8px before 4.2.8p2-RC2 and 4.3.x before 4.3.12 does not generate MD5 keys with sufficient entropy on big endian machines when the lowest order byte of the temp variable is between 0x20 and 0x7f and not #, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the value of generated MD5 keys via a brute force attack with the 93 possible keys.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-331

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.0 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.1 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.10 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.11 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.2 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.3 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.4 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.5 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.6 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.7 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.8 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.9 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.0 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.1 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.10 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.11 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.2 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.3 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.4 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.5 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.6 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.7 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.8 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.9 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp3 All All
Operating System Opensuse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp3 All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.0 sp3 All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11.0 sp3 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server From Rhui 6 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server From Rhui 6 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 2797 – ntp-keygen trapped in endless loop for MD5 keys on big-endian machines CONFIRM bugs.ntp.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com | CVE-2015-3405 MISC access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-30.fc21 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3388-1 ntp DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1173-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM support.hpe.com
All diffs for ChangeSet 1.3308.4.1 CONFIRM bk1.ntp.org Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Bug 1210324 – CVE-2015-3405 ntp: ntp-keygen may generate non-random symmetric keys on big-endian systems CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: ntp-keygen may generate non-random symmetric keys on big-endian systems MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
NTP 'ntp-keygen.c' Predictable Random Number Generator Weakness BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - April 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3223-1 ntp DEBIAN www.debian.org 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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