CVE-2023-26551 (GCVE-0-2023-26551)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-11 15:32
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Summary
mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write in the cp<cpdec while loop. An adversary may be able to attack a client ntpq process, but cannot attack ntpd.
Severity ?
5.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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