NTP Vuln - Cert VU#852879 / CVE-2014-9295

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L5 Sessionator

coactive

I think this has been covered in Content release 478

L4 Transporter

I can confirm, IPS signature for CVE-2014-9295 is included in content update 478.

L7 Applicator

When you have a threat id number the best place to check is the threat vault.  Simply search on the number and it will return where the signature exists if there is one.

https://threatvault.paloaltonetworks.com/

Ntpd Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Signature ID : 37198

      

Description Ntp daemon 4.2.7 and earlier are prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing certain crafted NTP requests. The vulnerability is due to the lack of boundary checks while parsing certain arguments passed in a request. It could lead to an exploitable stack overflow. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a crafted NTP request that could allow remote code execution with the privileges of the server.
References http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879
Severity critical
Category overflow
Default action alert
CVE CVE-2014-9295
Steve Puluka BSEET - IP Architect - DQE Communications (Metro Ethernet/ISP)
ACE PanOS 6; ACE PanOS 7; ASE 3.0; PSE 7.0 Foundations & Associate in Platform; Cyber Security; Data Center
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