CVE-2009-0159

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2009-04-09
IAVA:
2015-A-0113
CWE:
CWE-121
Bugzilla:
490617: CVE-2009-0159 ntp: buffer overflow in ntpq

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.

Find out more about CVE-2009-0159 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (ntp) RHSA-2009:1040 2009-05-18
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (ntp) RHSA-2009:1651 2009-12-08
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (ntp) RHSA-2009:1039 2009-05-18
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 4.7 (ntp) RHSA-2009:1040 2009-05-18

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