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CVE-2015-7975

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, w

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).

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.00412

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

2

ntp<= 4.2.8

ntpall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.2

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · 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 NVD30 Jan 2017 · 09:59 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Vendor Advisories

6

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10181-1
usnUSN-3096-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1311-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1247-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1175-1
Show all 6 vendor advisoriessuse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1177-1

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References & Sources

20

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2937Vendor Advisory

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpdThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81959Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1Third Party Advisory

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113Third Party Advisory

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03750en_us

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03766en_us

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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