NTP < 4.2.8p3 DoS Vulnerability

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:ntp:ntp";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150698");
  script_version("2024-02-20T05:05:48+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-20 05:05:48 +0000 (Tue, 20 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-21 09:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 21 Jun 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 (Wed, 01 Aug 2018)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5146");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("NTP < 4.2.8p3 DoS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("ntp_open.nasl", "gb_ntp_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ntpd/version/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Under limited and specific circumstances an attacker can send a
  crafted packet to cause a vulnerable ntpd instance to crash. This requires each of the following
  to be true:

  - ntpd set up to allow for remote configuration (not allowed by default), and

  - knowledge of the configuration password, and

  - access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"NTPd version prior to 4.2.8p3, 4.3.x prior to version 4.3.25.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.2.8p3, 4.3.25 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#April_2015_NTP_4_2_8p2_Security");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_full(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
proto = infos["proto"];

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.2.5p3", test_version2: "4.2.8p2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.2.8p3", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "4.3.0", test_version2: "4.3.24")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.3.25", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);