Amazon Linux ntp package update recommended due to multiple vulnerabilities including weak keys, buffer overflow, and authentication bypass
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alas | www.alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-462.html |
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120102");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9293", "CVE-2014-9294", "CVE-2014-9295", "CVE-2014-9296");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-09-08 11:17:27 +0000 (Tue, 08 Sep 2015)");
script_version("2022-01-06T14:03:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-01-06 14:03:07 +0000 (Thu, 06 Jan 2022)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-462)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/amazon_linux", "ssh/login/release");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"ALAS-2014-462");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-462.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ntp' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-462 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was found that ntpd automatically generated weak keys for its internal use if no ntpdc request authentication key was specified in the ntp.conf configuration file. A remote attacker able to match the configured IP restrictions could guess the generated key, and possibly use it to send ntpdc query or configuration requests. (CVE-2014-9293)
It was found that ntp-keygen used a weak method for generating MD5 keys. This could possibly allow an attacker to guess generated MD5 keys that could then be used to spoof an NTP client or server. Note: it is recommended to regenerate any MD5 keys that had explicitly been generated with ntp-keygen, the default installation does not contain such keys). (CVE-2014-9294)
Multiple buffer overflow flaws were discovered in ntpd's crypto_recv(), ctl_putdata(), and configure() functions. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to send a specially crafted request packet that could crash ntpd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the ntp user. Note: the crypto_recv() flaw requires non default configurations to be active, while the ctl_putdata() flaw, by default, can only be exploited via local attackers, and the configure() flaw requires additional authentication to exploit. (CVE-2014-9295)
A missing return statement in the receive() function could potentially allow a remote attacker to bypass NTP's authentication mechanism. (CVE-2014-9296)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ntp' package(s) on Amazon Linux.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "AMAZON") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ntp", rpm:"ntp~4.2.6p5~2.22.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ntp-debuginfo", rpm:"ntp-debuginfo~4.2.6p5~2.22.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ntp-doc", rpm:"ntp-doc~4.2.6p5~2.22.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ntp-perl", rpm:"ntp-perl~4.2.6p5~2.22.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ntpdate", rpm:"ntpdate~4.2.6p5~2.22.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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