CVE-2014-9294

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

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.

CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 10 years ago

2014-12-20 02:59:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2017-01-03 02:59:00

Affected Software

NTP

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html

http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g

Exploit

http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666

HPSBPV03266

HPSBGN03277

SSRT101872

HPSBOV03505

RHSA-2014:2025

RHSA-2015:0104

62209

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice

Vendor Advisory

VU#852879

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

MDVSA-2015:003

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html

71762

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176035

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103

20141222 Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products

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