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AIX NTP v4 Advisory : ntp_advisory9.asc (IV96311) (IV96312)
high Nessus Plugin ID 102131
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Synopsis
The remote AIX host has a version of NTP installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of NTP installed on the remote AIX host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Multiple stack-based buffer overflow conditions exist in various wrappers around the ctl_putdata() function within file ntpd/ntp_control.c due to improper validation of certain input from the ntp.conf file.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these, by convincing a user into deploying a specially crafted ntp.conf file, to cause a denial of service condition or possibly the execution of arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-6458)
- A stack-based buffer overflow condition exists in the datum_pts_receive() function within file ntpd/refclock_datum.c when handling handling packets from the '/dev/datum' device due to improper validation of certain input. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-6462)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists when handling configuration directives. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a malformed 'mode' configuration directive, to crash the ntpd daemon.
(CVE-2017-6464)
Solution
A fix is available and can be downloaded from the IBM AIX website.See Also
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_advisory9.asc
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 102131
File Name: aix_ntp_v4_advisory9.nasl
Version: 3.10
Type: local
Family: AIX Local Security Checks
Published: 8/3/2017
Updated: 4/21/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix, cpe:/a:ntp:ntp
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp
Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-6458, CVE-2017-6462, CVE-2017-6464
CERT: 325339