openSUSE Security Update : ntp (ntp-862)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40285

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a remote buffer overflow in xntp/ntp which can be exploited when autokey is enabled to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2009-1252) This upfate fixes a buffer overflow in ntpd that can be triggered by a malicious server. (CVE-2009-0159)

Solution

Update the affected ntp package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40285

File Name: suse_11_1_ntp-090508.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0159, CVE-2009-1252

CWE: 119

Detections

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