NTP Daemon 4.2.7 PRNG authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NTP Daemon 4.2.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PRNG. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9297. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NTP Daemon 4.2.7 (Network Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component PRNG. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was published 12/19/2014 as VU#852879 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9297 since 12/05/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81256 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 : ntp vulnerabilities (USN-2497-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185097 (HP-UX Running NTP Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX03240)).

Upgrading to version 4.2.7p11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100004), Tenable (81256), SecurityFocus (BID 72583†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031751†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49374†). Similar entries are available at VDB-68452, VDB-68453, VDB-68454 and VDB-68455. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 81256
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 : ntp vulnerabilities (USN-2497-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-496
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NTP Daemon 4.2.7p11

Timelineinfo

12/05/2014 🔍
12/19/2014 +14 days 🔍
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01/21/2015 +33 days 🔍
02/04/2015 +14 days 🔍
02/10/2015 +6 days 🔍
02/16/2015 +6 days 🔍
04/06/2015 +49 days 🔍
10/05/2015 +182 days 🔍
03/02/2022 +2340 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VU#852879
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68640

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X-Force: 100004 - NTP address spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72583 - NTP 'ntp_crypto.c' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031751 - ntp Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Bypass Access Controls in Certain Cases
Vulnerability Center: 49374 - Network Time Protocol Remote Spoofing due to Insufficient Entropy in PRNG, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2015 10:10
Updated: 03/02/2022 16:48
Changes: 01/21/2015 10:10 (69), 06/24/2017 11:51 (9), 03/02/2022 16:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:7B5:103

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