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CVE-2018-12327

CVE-2018-12327 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published June 20, 2018

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.

Affected products

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Timeline

  • Jun 20, 2018 PoC Published
  • Jun 20, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 21, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch (5 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (7 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 25, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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