7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-9294
NTP Weak RNG Seed Remote Attack Vulnerability
Description

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.

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Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2014, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 17, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-9294 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9294 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ntp ntp
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-9294.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html
http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g Exploit
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142853370924302&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
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&id=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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9294 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9294 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141222-ntpd [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62209 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71762 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142853370924302&w=2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:003
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2025.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0104.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/338.html">CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice No Types Assigned http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g No Types Assigned http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879 US Govt Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879 Advisory, US Govt Resource
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9294 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9294 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.79 }} -0.64%

score

0.91991

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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