UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9295

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9295

    Published: 19 Dec 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9295
    Aliases:
    USN-2449-1

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, related to (1) the crypto_recv function when the Autokey Authentication feature is used, (2) the ctl_putdata function, and (3) the configure function.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9295, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879, http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html, http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Buffer_overflow_in_crypto_recv, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2449-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9295

    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
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High