CVE-2023-26554

mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write when adding a '\0' character

Medium · published April 11, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write when adding a '\0' character. An adversary may be able to attack a client ntpq process, but cannot attack ntpd.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00640 · 50.0th percentile
Published
2023-04-11T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 APR 00:00Z
    mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write when adding a '\0' character
    cvelistv5