6.8

CVE-2009-0159: ntp

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0159
Published 14-04-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0159 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in ntp. EPSS estimates a 13.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.23%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 14-04-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

13.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 13.23% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
13.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ntp< 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-2
Ntp1 product
  • ntp≤ 4.2.4p7 | 4.0.72 | 4.0.73 | 4.0.90 | 4.0.91 | 4.0.92 | 4.0.93 | 4.0.94 | 4.0.95 | 4.0.96 | 4.0.97 | 4.0.98 | 4.0.99 | 4.1.0 | 4.1.2 | 4.2.0 | 4.2.2 | 4.2.2p1 | 4.2.2p2 | 4.2.2p3 | 4.2.2p4 | 4.2.4 | 4.2.4p0 | 4.2.4p1 | 4.2.4p2 | 4.2.4p3 | 4.2.4p4 | 4.2.4p5 | 4.2.4p6

2 vendors · 2 products

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