7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.044 Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.3%
util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG
seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic
protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
Author | Note |
---|---|
mdeslaur | Red Hat has a slightly less-intrusive backport |
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/338.html
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#non_cryptographic_random_number
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9294
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9294
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9294
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2449-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9294