CVE-2014-125036

drybjed ansible-ntp main.yml amplification

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 2, 2023 at 05:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAnsible NtpNtp Project Ansible Ntp

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in drybjed ansible-ntp. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file meta/main.yml. The manipulation leads to insufficient control of network message volume. The attack can only be done within the local network. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The patch is identified as ed4ca2cf012677973c220cdba36b5c60bfa0260b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217190 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2014-10-08
Affected range stops below 2014-10-08, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

SignaturePermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217190
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217190

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-406NVD-CWE-Other

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