CVE-2014-9294 describes a weak random number generator (RNG) seed in the ntp-keygen utility within NTP before version 4.2.7p230, making it vulnerable to brute-force attacks against cryptographic protections. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 and above-average EPSS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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