CVE-2012-4502

chrony: Two security flaws fixed in chrony-1.29 release

Published Nov 5, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in pktlength.c in Chrony before 1.29 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) REQ_SUBNETS_ACCESSED or (2) REQ_CLIENT_ACCESSES command request to the PKL_CommandLength function or crafted (3) RPY_SUBNETS_ACCESSED, (4) RPY_CLIENT_ACCESSES, (5) RPY_CLIENT_ACCESSES_BY_INDEX, or (6) RPY_MANUAL_LIST command reply to the PKL_ReplyLength function, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or buffer overflow. NOTE: versions 1.27 and 1.28 do not require authentication to exploit.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2760-1 chrony security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4431 Multiple integer overflows in pktlength.c in Chrony before 1.29 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) REQ_SUBNETS_ACCESSED or (2) REQ_CLIENT_ACCESSES command request to the PKL_CommandLength function or crafted (3) RPY_SUBNETS_ACCESSED, (4) RPY_CLIENT_ACCESSES, (5) RPY_CLIENT_ACCESSES_BY_INDEX, or (6) RPY_MANUAL_LIST command reply to the PKL_ReplyLength function, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or buffer overflow. NOTE: versions 1.27 and 1.28 do not require authentication to exploit.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 4:24 AM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 5, 2013, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 9, 2013, 12:00 AM