{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9294","details":"util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.","modified":"2026-01-30T01:15:02.752068Z","published":"2014-12-19T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2449-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-9294"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9294"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/338.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#non_cryptographic_random_number"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2449-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9294"}],"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":{"availability":"No subscription required","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"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9294.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}