CVE-2023-4012 (GCVE-0-2023-4012)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-07 17:30 – Updated: 2026-06-22 04:07
VLAI
Title
Incomplete Internal State Distinction in ntpsec
Summary
ntpd will crash if the server is not NTS-enabled (no certificate) and it receives an NTS-enabled client request (mode 3).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-30 15:47 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-372 - Incomplete Internal State Distinction
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NTPsec ntpsec Affected: 1.2.2
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Credits
R.L. Nicholas
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