Explain CVE-2001-0414
Buffer overflow in ntpd ntp daemon 4.0.99k and earlier (aka xntpd and xntp3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long readvar argument.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'RHSA-2001:045', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-045.html'}, {'name': 'SuSE-SA:2001:10', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2001-Apr/0000.html'}, {'name': '20010409 [ESA-20010409-01] xntp buffer overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0127.html'}, {'name': '20010409 ntp-4.99k23.tar.gz is available', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98683952401753&w=2'}, {'name': 'SSE073', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SCO'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/sse073.ltr'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2001:036', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-036.php3'}, {'name': 'NetBSD-SA2001-004', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_NETBSD'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-004.txt.asc'}, {'name': 'SSE074', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SCO'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/sse074.ltr'}, {'name': '20010404 ntpd =< 4.0.99k remote buffer overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98642418618512&w=2'}, {'name': 'CLA-2001:392', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000392'}, {'name': '805', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/805'}, {'name': '20010409 ntpd - new Debian 2.2 (potato) version is also vulnerable', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98684532921941&w=2'}, {'name': '2540', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2540'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3831', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3831'}, {'name': '20010406 Immunix OS Security update for ntp and xntp3', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98659782815613&w=2'}, {'name': '20010405 Re: ntpd =< 4.0.99k remote buffer overflow]', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98654963328381&w=2'}, {'name': '20010413 PROGENY-SA-2001-02A: [UPDATE] ntpd remote buffer overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0225.html'}, {'name': '20010408 [slackware-security] buffer overflow fix for NTP', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98679815917014&w=2'}, {'name': '20010418 IBM MSS Outside Advisory Redistribution: IBM AIX: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in (x)ntp', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0314.html'}, {'name': 'FreeBSD-SA-01:31', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FREEBSD'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:31.ntpd.asc'}, {'name': '20010409 PROGENY-SA-2001-02: ntpd remote buffer overflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98684202610470&w=2'}, {'name': 'DSA-045', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'https://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-045'}, {'name': 'ntpd-remote-bo(6321)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6321'}, {'name': 'CSSA-2001-013', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CALDERA'], 'url': 'http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-013.0.txt'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED