CVE-2017-6452

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows installer for NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via an application path on the command line.

Affected products

NTP: 4.2.8-p9, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4 (+89)

References

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3383
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97078
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
https://support.apple.com/HT208144
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3383
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97078
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
https://support.apple.com/HT208144

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