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CVE-2017-6458

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 6.51% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-6458
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
6.51%

Original NVD Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable.

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