| Name | CVE-2017-6458 |
| Description | Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ntp | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-1 | unimportant |
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3379
https://cure53.de/pentest-report_ntp.pdf
This is not a vulnerability per se, but a weakness in an internal helper function