CVE-2015-5146
Description
ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of the configuration password and access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| fedora | 21 | affected | |
| fedora | 22 | affected | |
| fedora | 23 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ntp | ntp | {"endIncluding":"4.2.8"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5146.html
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2853
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238136
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5146
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.