Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-7183
CVE-2018-7183
Description
Buffer overflow in the decodearr function in ntpq in ntp 4.2.8p6 through 4.2.8p10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an ntpq query and sending a response with a crafted array.
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Affected products
15- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ntp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 4.2.8p15-7.2+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p15-7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-46.26.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.8p11-64.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3414nvdVendor Advisory
- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNoticenvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103351nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.ascnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlnvd
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