Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882794
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS Update for ntp CESA-2017:3071 centos6
Summary:	Check the version of ntp
Description:	Summary: Check the version of ntp Vulnerability Insight: The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time with another referenced time source. These packages include the ntpd service which continuously adjusts system time and utilities used to query and configure the ntpd service. Security Fix(es): * Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the NTP server's parsing of configuration directives. A remote, authenticated attacker could cause ntpd to crash by sending a crafted message. (CVE-2017-6463, CVE-2017-6464) * A vulnerability was found in NTP, in the parsing of packets from the /dev/datum device. A malicious device could send crafted messages, causing ntpd to crash. (CVE-2017-6462) Red Hat would like to thank the NTP project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Cure53 as the original reporter of these issues. Affected Software/OS: ntp on CentOS 6 Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6462 BugTraq ID: 97045 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97045 FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-17:03 https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:03.ntp.asc RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3071 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3071 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:0855 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0855 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6463 BugTraq ID: 97049 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97049 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6464 BugTraq ID: 97050 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97050
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