CVE-2018-7183

Summary

CVECVE-2018-7183
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-08 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-20 23:15:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.4 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 11.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.4 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 11.1 All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p10 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p6 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p7 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p8 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p9 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p10 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p6 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p7 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p8 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p9 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414 CONFIRM support.ntp.org Vendor Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM support.hpe.com
USN-3707-2: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice CONFIRM support.ntp.org Vendor Advisory
NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201805-12) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2021 N/A www.oracle.com
NTP CVE-2018-7183 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3707-1: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
March 2018 Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd) Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Synology Inc. CONFIRM www.synology.com Third Party Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-18:02 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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