CVE-2014-9294

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    CVE-2014-9294

    Published: 20 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2025.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0104.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/62209, http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:003, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html, https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8, http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176035, http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142853370924302&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=2, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71762, https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232, https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783, https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103, https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141222-ntpd

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High