CVE-2017-6463
Public on 2017-03-27
Modified on 2018-05-10
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server's parsing of configuration directives. A remote, authenticated attacker could cause ntpd to crash by sending a crafted message.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | ntp | 2017-04-20 | ALAS-2017-816 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ntp | 2018-05-10 | ALAS2-2018-1009 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |