CVE-2009-1252

N/A Unknown
Published: May 19, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the crypto_recv function in ntp_crypto.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.4p7 and 4.2.5 before 4.2.5p74, when OpenSSL and autokey are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet containing an extension field.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35137
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35138
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35166
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35169
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35243
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35253
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35308
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35336
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35388
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35630
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37470
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:11.ntpd.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0092
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/853097
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:117
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35017
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022243
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1361
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499694
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1252
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11231
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6307
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1151
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00293.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-006.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35253
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:11.ntpd.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.566238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200905-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/853097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=499694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1252
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.ntp.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/777-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00293.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01414.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01449.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

78 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
70.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

ntp

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