{"cve":"CVE-2014-9293","nvd":{"published":"2014-12-20T02:59:00.053","modified":"2026-06-17T00:18:03.570","status":"Modified","description":"The config_auth function in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p11, when an auth key is not configured, improperly generates a key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html","http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/ntpd/ntp_config.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4b6089c5KXhXqZqocF0DMXnQQsjOuw","http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2665","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2"],"products":["ntp:ntp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-9293","score":0.12978,"percentile":0.96326,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}