Use-after-free vulnerability in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted packets.
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274257
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77276
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2916
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-08-07
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.02497