7.8

CVE-2017-6462: ntp

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6462DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6462
Published 27-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6462 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ntp. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.9% 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
0.49%
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 8 · Related 5

Timeline

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

Description

Buffer overflow in the legacy Datum Programmable Time Server (DPTS) refclock driver in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a crafted /dev/datum device.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

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< 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-1
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
Ubuntu1 product
  • ntp< 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.11 | < 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.5

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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