CVE-2018-7182

N/A
Published: March 6, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxElement SoftwareNTP

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 29%

Description

The ctl_getitem method in ntpd in ntp-4.2.8p6 before 4.2.8p11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mode 6 packet with a ntpd instance from 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (11)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3412
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103191
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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