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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900623
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:NTP.org 'ntpd' Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:NTP.org's reference implementation of NTP server, ntpd is prone to multiple stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
NTP.org's reference implementation of NTP server, ntpd is prone to multiple stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to a boundary error within the cookedprint()
function in ntpq/ntpq.c while processing malicious response from
a specially crafted remote time server.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary
code or to cause the application to crash.

Affected Software/OS:
NTPd version prior to 4.2.4p7-RC2.

Solution:
Update to version 4.2.4p7-RC2 or later.

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0159
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 34481
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34481
Bugtraq: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-133A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1801 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02859
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101144
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:092
NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2009-006
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
http://osvdb.org/53593
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19392
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5411
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8386
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8665
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9634
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1039
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1040
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1651
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1651.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022033
http://secunia.com/advisories/34608
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://secunia.com/advisories/35137
http://secunia.com/advisories/35138
http://secunia.com/advisories/35166
http://secunia.com/advisories/35169
http://secunia.com/advisories/35253
http://secunia.com/advisories/35308
http://secunia.com/advisories/35336
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://secunia.com/advisories/35630
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0999
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
XForce ISS Database: ntp-cookedprint-bo(49838)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49838
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