CVE-2014-9293 in the critical feed json
The config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it eas…
published 2014-12-20 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9118
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.0%
- EPSS 13.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
Patch / fix
- ntp Debian 11 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3.2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9293
- ntp Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9293
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- ntp RHEL 5 4.2.2p1-18.el5_11
- ntp RHEL 6 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6
- ntp RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0
- sntp RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0
- ntpdate RHEL 6 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6
- ntpdate RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0
- ntp-perl RHEL 6 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6
- ntp-perl RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0
red hat advisories RHSA-2014:2025RHSA-2014:2024RHSA-2015:0104
- ntp SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 4.2.6p5-37.2
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0274-1
- ntp openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.8p9-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10181-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9293 updated cvss 4.0
ntp: automatic generation of weak default key in config_auth()
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ntp 4.2.2p1-18.el5_11fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2025
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2024
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.5) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0104
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2024
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ntp 4.2.2p1-18.el5_11fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2025
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2024
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.5) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0104
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2024
show 4 moreshow fewer
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0104
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2024
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.5) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0104
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-2.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, sntp 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-19.el7_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2024
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cisa ICSA-14-353-01C updated cvss 7.3
Network Time Protocol Vulnerabilities
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Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Arbiter Systems Clock products using the network card Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Innomoninate mGuard Firmware 7.0, 8.0 Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Meinberg LANTIME Firmware <V6.16.007 Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Meinberg NTP V4.x <4.2.8 Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Siemens ROX 1 Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Siemens ROX 2 <ROX_2.6.2affected: mitigation “All NTP Version 4 releases, prior to Version 4.2.8p1, are vulnerable and need to be updated to Version 4.2.8p1.” meinbergglobal.com
+3 more productsfewer
Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Wind River System VxWorks 6.9 Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Wind River System VxWorks 7 Arbiter Systems; Innomoninate; Meinberg; Siemens; Wind River System Wind River System WR Linux 4.3.0.X, 5.0.1.x, 6.0.0.x, 7.0.0.x
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
12.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- bk1.ntp.org http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/ntpd/ntp_config.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4b6089c5KXhXqZqocF0DMXnQQsjOuw referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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bk1.ntp.org
/ntp-dev/ntpd/ntp_config.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4b6089c5KXhXqZqocF0DMXnQQsjOuw
exploit
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tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141222-ntpd
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=142853370924302&w=2
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2014-2025.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0104.html
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=2
vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:003
vendor-advisory
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support.ntp.org
/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
vendor-advisory
- h20564.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232
- kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103
- advisories.mageia.org /MGASA-2014-0541.html
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/852879
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/62209
third-party-advisory
- bugs.ntp.org /show_bug.cgi?id=2665
- oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- h20564.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783
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securityfocus.com
/bid/71757
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1176032
- arista.com /en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-9293
- NVD CVE-2014-9293
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.