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CVE-2017-6460

ntp: Buffer Overflow in ntpq when fetching reslist from a malicious ntpd

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 21, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in NTP, in the ntpq program. A malicious server could send a specially crafted response which would cause a stack buffer overflow, leading to a crash or potential code execution.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow