CVE-2017-6459 describes a vulnerability in the Windows installer for NTP versions prior to 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94. This local vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), allows an attacker to achieve a high impact on availability through an unspecified argument manipulation involving multiple null bytes. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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