CVE-2014-9294: Ntp

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Ntp Ntp: up to and including 4.2.7

Published 2014-12-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.