openSUSE Security Update : ntp (openSUSE-2018-1280)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 118450

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for NTP to version 4.2.8p12 fixes the following vulnerabilities (bsc#1111853) :

- CVE-2018-12327: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in the openhost() command-line call of NTPQ/NTPDC.
(bsc#1098531)

- CVE-2018-7170: Add further tweaks to improve the fix for the ephemeral association time spoofing additional protection (bsc#1083424)

Please also see https://www.nwtime.org/network-time-foundation-publishes-ntp-4-2-8p12/ for more information.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected ntp packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 118450

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1280.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/26/2018

Updated: 7/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12327

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp-debugsource

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12327, CVE-2018-7170

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