Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201812327000
Revision Date:2018-06-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-12327 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - negligible.
Description:Stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of NTP version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker to achieve code execution or escalate to higher privileges via a long string as the argument for an IPv4 or IPv6 command-line parameter. NOTE: It is unclear whether there are any common situations in which ntpq or ntpdc is used with a command line from an untrusted source.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-12327
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND The 'ntp' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
  • BACK