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CVE-2015-7854

Buffer overflow in the password management functionality in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows rem

Buffer overflow in the password management functionality 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 (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted key file.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.03157
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

8
ntp>= 4.2.0 and < 4.2.8
ntp>= 4.3.0 and < 4.3.77
ntpall versions
netapp oncommand balanceall versions
netapp oncommand performance managerall versions
netapp oncommand unified managerall versions
netapp clustered data ontapall versions
netapp data ontapall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Aug 2017 · 08:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10181-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1311-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1247-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2058-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2921PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77277Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274263Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/Third Party Advisory
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