7.5

CVE-2014-9294: ntp

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9294DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9294
Published 20-12-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9294 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ntp. EPSS estimates a 12.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.98%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 3
DLA-116-1DSA-3108-1MGASA-2014-0541OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10181-1RHSA-2014:2024RHSA-2014:2025

Timeline

  1. 20-12-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.98% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
12.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bk1.ntp.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ntp< 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3.2
Ntp1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ntp< 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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