USN-3707-1: ntp Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-3707-1 is a vulnerability in ntp Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 4 · Downstream 0 · Related 4Timeline
- 09-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ntp vulnerabilities Yihan Lian discovered that NTP incorrectly handled certain malformed mode 6 packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ntpd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-7182) Michael Macnair discovered that NTP incorrectly handled certain responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7183) Miroslav Lichvar discovered that NTP incorrectly handled certain zero-origin timestamps. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-7184) Miroslav Lichvar discovered that NTP incorrectly handled certain zero-origin timestamps. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7185)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- ntp< 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.13 | < 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.9 | < 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.1
1 vendor · 1 product