Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of NTP version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker to achieve code execution or escalate to higher privileges via a long string as the argument for an IPv4 or IPv6 command-line parameter. NOTE: It is unclear whether there are any common situations in which ntpq or ntpdc is used with a command line from an untrusted source.
Published: 2018-06-20
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 16.0% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4229-1 NTP vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4229-2 NTP vulnerability
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:30:59.728Z

Reserved: 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-12327

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-20T14:29:00.227

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:44:59.940

Link: CVE-2018-12327

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-06-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-12327 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses