Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 7
Latest updateMay 13

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDntp/ntp4.2.04.2.8+2
Debianntp< 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, Enterprise Linux 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7, 7.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-fqg8-938p-4rx7: The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 42022-05-13
OSV
CVE-2015-7702: The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 42017-08-07
CVEList
CVE-2015-7702: The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 42017-08-07

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
NTP vulnerabilities2015-10-27
BSD
FreeBSD-SA-15:25.ntp: Multiple vulnerabilities of ntp [REVISED]2015-10-26
Cisco
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 20152015-10-22
Red Hat
ntp: incomplete checks in ntp_crypto.c2015-10-21
Debian
CVE-2015-7702: ntp - The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4...2015

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-7692 CVE-2015-7871 CVE-2015-7852 CVE-2015-7701 CVE-2015-7702 CVE-2015-7691 ntp: various flaws [fedora-all]2015-10-22
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-7691 CVE-2015-7692 CVE-2015-7702 ntp: incomplete checks in ntp_crypto.c2015-10-22