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CVE-2014-9296

MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8 continues to execute after detecting a certain authentication error, which might allow remote attackers to trigger an unintended association change via crafted packets.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ntpDebian
Fixed in:1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3.2CVE-2014-9296
ntpUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1USN-2449-1

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

16.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

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