CVE-2015-7975

MEDIUM

NTP < 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x < 4.3.90 - Denial of Service via nextvar Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The nextvar function in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 does not properly validate the length of its input, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash).

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81959
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2937
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0063
EPSS Percentile 46.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (50)
ntp/ntp 4.3.0
ntp/ntp 4.3.1
ntp/ntp 4.3.2
ntp/ntp 4.3.3
ntp/ntp 4.3.4
ntp/ntp 4.3.5
ntp/ntp 4.3.6
ntp/ntp 4.3.7
ntp/ntp 4.3.8
ntp/ntp 4.3.10
... and 40 more
Published Jan 30, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026