CVE-2015-7850
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
4.0
VIR risk
6.5
Description
ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) by pointing the key file at the log file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7850
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2917
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 |
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_balance | - | |
| netapp | oncommand_performance_manager | - | |
| netapp | oncommand_unified_manager | - | |
References
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2917
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77279
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274258
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7850
CWEs
CWE-835
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.