rPSA-2009-0092-1 ntp ntp-utils

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rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0092-1
Published: 2009-05-27
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote Root Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    ntp=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/4.2.4p7-0.1-1
    ntp=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/4.2.4p7-0.1-1
    ntp-utils=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/4.2.4p7-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3046

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1252

Description:
    Previous versions of the ntp package contain an ntpd daemon which,
    in a non-default configuration (using public key cryptography for
    ntp packet authentication), a remote attacker could cause the ntpd
    daemon to crash (or, in rPath Linux 1, possibly execute remote code).

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0092

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