UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9293
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UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9293
Published: 19 Dec 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
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Summary:
Details: The config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9293, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879, http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/332.html, http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Weak_default_key_in_config_auth, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2449-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9293
Affected packages
Package
Name: ntp
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntp@1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
Affected versions
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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Availability
None
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