Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-6459

The Windows installer for NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via vectors related to an argument with multiple null bytes.
Published 2017-03-27 17:59:01
Updated 2017-10-24 01:29:03
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2017-6459

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6459

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 18 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6459

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
3.9
2.9
 NIST
5.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1.8
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-6459

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-6459

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