CVE-2018-7183
N/A
Published: March 8, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsUbuntu LinuxFreeBSDElement Software
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#February_2018_ntp_4_2_8p11_NTP_SVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103351Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.ascVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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