UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9294
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9294
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9294.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9294
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:48:13.714553Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- 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.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9294
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/338.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#non_cryptographic_random_number
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2449-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9294
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ntp
Package
- Name
- ntp
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntp@1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ntp",
"binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "ntp-doc",
"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"
}
]
}