5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-7170
"ntp NTP Ephemeral Association Manipulation Vulnerability"
Description

ntpd in ntp 4.2.x before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows authenticated users that know the private symmetric key to create arbitrarily-many ephemeral associations in order to win the clock selection of ntpd and modify a victim's clock via a Sybil attack. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1549.

INFO

Published Date :

March 6, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-7170 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 Synology router_manager
2 Synology diskstation_manager
3 Synology vs960hd_firmware
4 Synology skynas
5 Synology virtual_diskstation_manager
6 Synology vs960hd
1 Netapp solidfire
2 Netapp hci
1 Ntp ntp
1 Hpe hpux-ntp
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-2018-7170.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3415 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103194 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us Third Party Advisory
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3415 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103194 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us Third Party Advisory
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html
    Added Reference http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3415
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103194
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
    Added Reference https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us No Types Assigned https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (including) 4.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3.0 up to (excluding) 4.3.92 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3.0 up to (excluding) 4.3.92
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:synology:skynas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.2 up to (excluding) 6.1.6-15266 *cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1 up to (excluding) 1.1.6-6931-3 *cpe:2.3:a:synology:skynas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.5-15254 *cpe:2.3:a:synology:virtual_diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.6-15266
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:synology:vs960hd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:synology:vs960hd_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.3-1505 OR cpe:2.3:h:synology:vs960hd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hpe:hpux-ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) c.4.2.8.4.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-19 CWE-320 NVD-CWE-noinfo NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:skynas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:virtual_diskstation_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:synology:skynas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:synology:vs960hd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:synology:vs960hd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3415 No Types Assigned http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3415 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 No Types Assigned https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/541824/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103194 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103194 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CWE CWE-320
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (including) 4.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3.0 up to (excluding) 4.3.92
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:router_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:skynas:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:synology:virtual_diskstation_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:synology:vs960hd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description nptd in ntp 4.2.x before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows authenticated users that know the private symmetric key to create arbitrarily-many ephemeral associations in order to win the clock selection of ntpd and modify a victim's clock via a Sybil attack. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1549. ntpd in ntp 4.2.x before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows authenticated users that know the private symmetric key to create arbitrarily-many ephemeral associations in order to win the clock selection of ntpd and modify a victim's clock via a Sybil attack. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1549.
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asc [No Types Assigned]
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-2018-7170 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-2018-7170 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.20 }} 1.05%

score

0.84884

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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