{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9293","details":"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.","modified":"2026-01-30T01:53:12.103139Z","published":"2014-12-19T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2449-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-9293"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9293"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/332.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Weak_default_key_in_config_auth"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2449-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9293"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ntp","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntp@1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"ntp","binary_version":"1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"ntpdate","binary_version":"1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9293.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}