CVE-2021-22212

Medium

Description

ntpkeygen can generate keys that ntpd fails to parse. NTPsec 1.2.0 allows ntpkeygen to generate keys with '#' characters. ntpd then either pads, shortens the key, or fails to load these keys entirely, depending on the key type and the placement of the '#'. This results in the administrator not being able to use the keys as expected or the keys are shorter than expected and easier to brute-force, possibly resulting in MITM attacks between ntp clients and ntp servers. For short AES128 keys, ntpd generates a warning that it is padding them.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.0
Exploit probability—
ProductNtpsec
PublishedJun 8, 2021
First seenJun 8, 2021

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ntpsec ntpsec1.2.0—
fedoraproject fedora34—

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