CVE-2015-7701
high
CVSS v3
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
Memory leak in the CRYPTO_ASSOC function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ntp | ntp | {"startIncluding":"4.2.0","endExcluding":"4.2.8"} | 4.2.8 |
| ntp | ntp | 4.2.8 | |
| netapp | oncommand_performance_manager | - | |
| netapp | oncommand_unified_manager | - | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2909
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274255
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7701
CWEs
CWE-772
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.