OracleVM 2.2 : ntp (OVMSA-2009-0036)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79471

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- fix DoS with mode 7 packets (#532639, CVE-2009-3563)

- compile with -fno-strict-aliasing

Solution

Update the affected ntp package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?abe1120f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79471

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0036.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 11/26/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:2.2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:ntp

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3563

BID: 37255