CVE-2014-9294

util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.

Affected Software

References

• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html
• http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs\u0026REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g
• http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=142469153211996\u0026w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=142590659431171\u0026w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=142853370924302\u0026w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=144182594518755\u0026w=2
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2025.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0104.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62209
• http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:003
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71762
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176035
• https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232
• https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10103
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141222-ntpd
• https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8