CVE-2021-22212

ntpkeygen can generate keys that ntpd fails to parse

Medium · published June 8, 2021

CVSS v3.1
4.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ntpkeygen can generate keys that ntpd fails to parse. NTPsec 1.2.0 allows ntpkeygen to generate keys with '#' characters. ntpd then either pads, shortens the key, or fails to load these keys entirely, depending on the key type and the placement of the '#'. This results in the administrator not being able to use the keys as expected or the keys are shorter than expected and easier to brute-force, possibly resulting in MITM attacks between ntp clients and ntp servers. For short AES128 keys, ntpd generates a warning that it is padding them.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00522 · 43.4th percentile
Published
2021-06-08T12:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 JUN 12:07Z
    ntpkeygen can generate keys that ntpd fails to parse
    cvelistv5