CVE-2017-6458
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSNTPHpux Ntp
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
10.8.0 ≤ v < 10.13
Affected range stops below 10.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < c.4.2.8.4.0
Affected range stops below c.4.2.8.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 4.2.84.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.944.2.84.2.8 p14.2.8 p1-beta14.2.8 p1-beta24.2.8 p1-beta34.2.8 p1-beta44.2.8 p1-beta54.2.8 p1-rc14.2.8 p1-rc24.2.8 p24.2.8 p2-rc14.2.8 p2-rc24.2.8 p2-rc34.2.8 p34.2.8 p3-rc14.2.8 p3-rc24.2.8 p3-rc34.2.8 p44.2.8 p54.2.8 p64.2.8 p74.2.8 p84.2.8 p9
Affected range stops below 4.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
siemens-simatic-net-cp-443-1-opc-ua (same device)
80%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3379
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3349-1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4B7BMVXV53EE7XYW2KAVETDHTP452O3Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KVLFA3J43QFIP4I7HE7KQ5FXSMJEKC6/
References (20)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/7Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/62x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3379x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_SecuMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540464/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97051VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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