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OracleVM 2.2 : ntp (OVMSA-2015-0002)
high Nessus Plugin ID 80395
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Synopsis
The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.Description
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :- don't generate weak control key for resolver (CVE-2014-9293)
- don't generate weak MD5 keys in ntp-keygen (CVE-2014-9294)
- fix buffer overflows via specially-crafted packets (CVE-2014-9295)
- increase memlock limit again (#1035198)
- allow selection of cipher for private key files (#741573)
- revert init script priority (#470945, #689636)
- drop tentative patch (#489835)
- move restorecon call to %posttrans
- call restorecon on ntpd and ntpdate on start (#470945)
- don't crash with more than 512 local addresses (#661934)
- add -I option (#528799)
- fix -L option to not require argument (#460434)
- move ntpd and ntpdate to /sbin and start earlier on boot (#470945, #689636)
- increase memlock limit (#575874)
- ignore tentative addresses (#489835)
- print synchronization distance instead of dispersion in ntpstat (#679034)
- fix typos in ntpq and ntp-keygen man pages (#664524, #664525)
- clarify ntpd -q description (#591838)
- don't verify ntp.conf (#481151)
- replace Prereq tag
- fix DoS with mode 7 packets (#532640, CVE-2009-3563)
- compile with -fno-strict-aliasing
- fix buffer overflow when parsing Autokey association message (#500784, CVE-2009-1252)
- fix buffer overflow in ntpq (#500784, CVE-2009-0159)
- fix check for malformed signatures (#479699, CVE-2009-0021)
Solution
Update the affected ntp package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 80395
File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0002.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Family: OracleVM Local Security Checks
Published: 1/7/2015
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:ntp, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:2.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleVM/release, Host/OracleVM/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0021, CVE-2009-0159, CVE-2009-1252, CVE-2009-3563, CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295