Bug 2186483 (CVE-2023-26551) - CVE-2023-26551 ntp: an out-of-bounds write in the cp<cpdec while loop
Summary: CVE-2023-26551 ntp: an out-of-bounds write in the cp<cpdec while loop
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-26551
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2187690 2187692
Blocks: 2186078 2211625
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Reported: 2023-04-13 12:57 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2024-02-06 08:46 UTC (History)
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An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the ntp package. A remote attacker can trigger this vulnerability by sending malicious data packets to the ntp server. An adversary may be able to attack a client ntpq process, but cannot attack ntpd.
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Description Marian Rehak 2023-04-13 12:57:46 UTC 
mstolfp.o belongs to the libntp component. As an upstream library, the libntp component can affect many other components, such as ntpd. A remote attacker may trigger this vulnerability by sending malicious data packets to the ntp server.
Comment 2 Marian Rehak 2023-04-18 12:52:13 UTC 
Created ntp tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2187690]
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