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    CVE-2009-0159

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the cookedprint function in ntpq/ntpq.c in ntpq in NTP before 4.2.4p7-RC2 allows remote NTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.

    Published:Apr 9, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 14, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.20296
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ntp
    Product
    Ntp
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
    http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=9532
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2
    http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/?PAGE=gnupatch&REV=1.1565
    http://osvdb.org/53593
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34608
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35137
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35138
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35166
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35169
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35253
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35308
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35336
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35630
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:092
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34481
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022033
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0999
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490617
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49838
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19392
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5411
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8386
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8665
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9634
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1651.html
    https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1144
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html
    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
    http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=9532
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136482797910018&w=2
    http://ntp.bkbits.net:8080/ntp-stable/?PAGE=gnupatch&REV=1.1565
    http://osvdb.org/53593
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34608
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35137
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35138
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35166
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35169
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35253
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35308
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35336
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35630
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:092
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34481
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022033
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0999
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490617
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49838
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19392
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5411
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8386
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8665
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9634
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1651.html
    https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1144
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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