CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.5
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of ntp version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker to achieve code execution or escalate to higher privileges via a long string as the argument for an ipv4 or ipv6 command-line parameter. note: it is unclear whether there are any common situations in which ntpq or ntpdc is used with a command line from an untrusted source.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2018-06-20
Last Modified Date: 2019-03-21