Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-09:11.ntpd.asc
Solution
Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release or security branch dated after the correction date
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-09:11.ntpd.asc
Insight
The ntpd(8) daemon is an implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) used to synchronize the time of a computer system to a reference time source.
Autokey is a security model for authenticating Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers to clients, using public key cryptography.
The ntpd(8) daemon is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow when it is configured to use the 'autokey' security model.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1252 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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