CVE-2015-7702

MEDIUM

NTP <4.2.8p4, <4.3.77 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The crypto_xmit 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 (crash). NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9750.

References (9)

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2899

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77286

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0177

EPSS Percentile 82.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (45)

ntp/ntp < 4.2.8

ntp/ntp

... and 35 more

Published Aug 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026