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CVE-2017-6451: ntp Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 27-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6451 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in ntp. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · 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 4
MGASA-2017-0134OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11102-1SUSE-SU-2017:1047-1SUSE-SU-2017:1048-1SUSE-SU-2017:1052-1

Timeline

  1. 27-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The mx4200_send function in the legacy MX4200 refclock in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 does not properly handle the return value of the snprintf function, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds memory write.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

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

Ntp1 product
  • ntp4.2.8:p9 | 4.3.0 | 4.3.1 | 4.3.2 | 4.3.3 | 4.3.4 | 4.3.5 | 4.3.6 | 4.3.7 | 4.3.8 | 4.3.9 | 4.3.10 | 4.3.11 | 4.3.12 | 4.3.13 | 4.3.14 | 4.3.15 | 4.3.16 | 4.3.17 | 4.3.18 | 4.3.19 | 4.3.20 | 4.3.21 | 4.3.22 | 4.3.23 | 4.3.24 | 4.3.25 | 4.3.26 | 4.3.27 | 4.3.28 | 4.3.29 | 4.3.30 | 4.3.31 | 4.3.32 | 4.3.33 | 4.3.34 | 4.3.35 | 4.3.36 | 4.3.37 | 4.3.38 | 4.3.39 | 4.3.40 | 4.3.41 | 4.3.42 | 4.3.43 | 4.3.44 | 4.3.45 | 4.3.46 | 4.3.47 | 4.3.48 | 4.3.49 | 4.3.50 | 4.3.51 | 4.3.52 | 4.3.53 | 4.3.54 | 4.3.55 | 4.3.56 | 4.3.57 | 4.3.58 | 4.3.59 | 4.3.60 | 4.3.61 | 4.3.62 | 4.3.63 | 4.3.64 | 4.3.65 | 4.3.66 | 4.3.67 | 4.3.68 | 4.3.69 | 4.3.70 | 4.3.71 | 4.3.72 | 4.3.73 | 4.3.74 | 4.3.75 | 4.3.76 | 4.3.77 | 4.3.78 | 4.3.79 | 4.3.80 | 4.3.81 | 4.3.82 | 4.3.83 | 4.3.84 | 4.3.85 | 4.3.86 | 4.3.87 | 4.3.88 | 4.3.89 | 4.3.90 | 4.3.91 | 4.3.92 | 4.3.93

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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