| Name | CVE-2018-8956 |
| Description | ntpd in ntp 4.2.8p10, 4.2.8p11, 4.2.8p12 and 4.2.8p13 allow remote attackers to prevent a broadcast client from synchronizing its clock with a broadcast NTP server via soofed mode 3 and mode 5 packets. The attacker must either be a part of the same broadcast network or control a slave in that broadcast network that can capture certain required packets on the attacker's behalf and send them to the attacker. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ntp (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u3 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-3+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster, buster (lts) | 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-4+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| ntpsec (PTS) | buster | 1.1.3+dfsg1-2+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.2.0+dfsg1-4 | fixed |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.2.3+dfsg1-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ntp | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.8p14+dfsg-1 | low | | |
| ntpsec | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
[buster] - ntp <ignored> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - ntp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - ntp <postponed> (Minor issue, requires being part of same broadcast network, no patch)
- ntpsec <not-affected> (Broadcast mode not present, see #961748)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.01783
https://nikhiltripathi.in/NTP_attack.pdf
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5905
[wheezy] - ntp <no-dsa> (Minor issue, no patch)