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CVE-2014-9293
The config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it…
High7.5EPSS 13.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 15 days later
· 15 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.0% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- 20141222 Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- HPSBGN03277 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#852879 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- HPSBUX03240 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:2025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 62209 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2665 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0104 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- HPSBOV03505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBPV03266 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/ntpd/ntp_config.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4b6089c5KXhXqZqocF0DMXnQQsjOuw (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 71757 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176032 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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