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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2013-5211 EUVD-2013-5051GHSA-2q29-vhpq-hpv3

The monlist feature in ntp_request.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplifica…

Published Jan 2, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: ntp Ecosystem: Debian

Description

The monlist feature in ntp_request.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via forged (1) REQ_MON_GETLIST or (2) REQ_MON_GETLIST_1 requests, as exploited in the wild in December 2013.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 11 ntp 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1 —

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed ntp 4.2.8p9-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10181-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 ntp +4 4.2.8p15-3.amzn2.0.4 ALAS2-2021-1706

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 7 ntp +4 4.2.6p5-22.0.1.el7_2.2 ELSA-2016-3612

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 10 modules

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 5 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 6

References