CVE-2019-6442
Description
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. An authenticated attacker can write one byte out of bounds in ntpd via a malformed config request, related to config_remotely in ntp_config.c, yyparse in ntp_parser.tab.c, and yyerror in ntp_parser.y.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
NTPsec 1.1.2 - 'config' (Authenticated) Out-of-Bounds Write Denial of Service (PoC)
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.