What is the severity of CVE-2019-6442?

CVE-2019-6442 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to out-of-bounds writes.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6442?

To fix CVE-2019-6442, upgrade NTPsec to version 1.1.3 or later.

What causes CVE-2019-6442?

CVE-2019-6442 is caused by a flaw in the ntpd component that allows authenticated attackers to send malformed config requests.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-6442?

The potential impacts of CVE-2019-6442 include crashing the NTP service and exploiting the server through out-of-bounds writes.

Who is affected by CVE-2019-6442?

CVE-2019-6442 affects all versions of NTPsec prior to 1.1.3.

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CVE-2019-6442

medium

6.5

CWE

787

16/1/2019

21/11/2024

CVE-2019-6442

First published: Wed Jan 16 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. An authenticated attacker can write one byte out of bounds in ntpd via a malformed config request, related to config_remotely in ntp_config.c, yyparse in ntp_parser.tab.c, and yyerror in ntp_parser.y.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NTPsec	<1.1.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6442?
CVE-2019-6442 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to out-of-bounds writes.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6442?
To fix CVE-2019-6442, upgrade NTPsec to version 1.1.3 or later.
What causes CVE-2019-6442?
CVE-2019-6442 is caused by a flaw in the ntpd component that allows authenticated attackers to send malformed config requests.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-6442?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-6442 include crashing the NTP service and exploiting the server through out-of-bounds writes.
Who is affected by CVE-2019-6442?
CVE-2019-6442 affects all versions of NTPsec prior to 1.1.3.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6442?
CVE-2019-6442 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to out-of-bounds writes.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6442?
To fix CVE-2019-6442, upgrade NTPsec to version 1.1.3 or later.
What causes CVE-2019-6442?
CVE-2019-6442 is caused by a flaw in the ntpd component that allows authenticated attackers to send malformed config requests.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-6442?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-6442 include crashing the NTP service and exploiting the server through out-of-bounds writes.
Who is affected by CVE-2019-6442?
CVE-2019-6442 affects all versions of NTPsec prior to 1.1.3.