CVE-2018-7170
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ntpd in ntp 4.2.x before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows authenticated users that know the private symmetric key to create arbitrarily-many ephemeral associations in order to win the clock selection of ntpd and modify a victim's clock via a Sybil attack. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1549.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.3
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- synology diskstation manager5.2 → 6.1.6-15266nvdUScpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- synology virtual diskstation manager< 6.1.6-15266nvdUScpe:2.3:a:synology:virtual_diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (32)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.htmlcnnvd
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3415cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103194cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550214cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.asccnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12cnnvd
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