CVE-2010-0294
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each...
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
- Record
CVE-2010-0294- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
- Record
CVE-2010-0294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0325 No score
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
- Record
EUVD-2010-0325- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87x4-2c3p-r924 No score
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each...
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
- Record
GHSA-87x4-2c3p-r924- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2010-0294
CVE-2010-0294 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2010-0294- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
- Record
CVE-2010-0294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-0294 No score
chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and possibly 1.24-pre1, generates a syslog message for each unauthorized cmdmon packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via a large number of invalid packets.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chronyDebian:12 |
before 1.23-7 | 1.23-7 |
chronyDebian:13 |
before 1.23-7 | 1.23-7 |
chronyDebian:14 |
before 1.23-7 | 1.23-7 |
chronyDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.21z-5+etch1, plus listed versions 1.21z-5 |
1.21z-5+etch1 |
chronyDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.23-6+lenny1, plus listed versions 1.23-61.23-6rt1.23-6rt1 |
1.23-6+lenny1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-0294 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Tuxfamily Chrony, published February 4, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.70%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in chrony 1.23-7.
References
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1992
securityfocus.com/bid/38106
chrony.tuxfamily.org/News.html
secunia.com/advisories/38428
git.tuxfamily.org/chrony/chrony.git?p=gitroot/chrony/chrony.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0b710499f994823bd938fc6895f097eefb9cc59f
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555367
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0294
github.com/advisories/GHSA-87x4-2c3p-r924
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2010-0294
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0294