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CVE-2017-6462

Date: March 27, 2017

Buffer overflow in the legacy Datum Programmable Time Server (DPTS) refclock driver in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a crafted /dev/datum device.

Severity Score

7.8

Related Resources (15)

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3071

Url: https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:03.ntp.asc

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6462

Url: http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3388

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0855

Url: https://support.apple.com/HT208144

Url: http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97045

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6462

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6462

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6462

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123

Url: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-6462

Severity Score

7.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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