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.
Published: 2018-03-08
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 32.0% 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-3707-1 NTP vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3707-2 NTP vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.10503}

epss

{'score': 0.14768}


Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Freebsd Freebsd
Netapp Element Software
Ntp Ntp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:24:11.482Z

Reserved: 2018-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7183

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-08T20:29:00.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:11:44.593

Link: CVE-2018-7183

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-7183 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses