CVE-2015-7850 — Infinite Loop in NTP

CWE-835 — Infinite LoopCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-22 — Path TraversalCWE-264CWE-287 — Improper AuthenticationCWE-39930 documents11 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.3
EPSS
4.3%
top 11.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
NTPDebian NTPDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 7
Latest updateMay 13

Description

ntpd 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 (infinite loop or crash) by pointing the key file at the log file.

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 Packages5 packages

▶NVDntp/ntp4.2.0 — 4.2.8+2
▶debiandebian/ntp< ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 (bullseye)
▶Debianntp/ntp< 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1
▶Ubuntuntp/ntp< 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

Patches

Patch: support.ntp.org ↗Patch: support.ntp.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-97fr-xppm-59wr: ntpd in NTP 4↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2015-7850: ntpd in NTP 4↗2017-08-07
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OSV
ntp vulnerabilities↗2015-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

22
CISA ICS
Rockwell Automation Stratix 5900↗2017-05-10
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Ubuntu
NTP vulnerabilities↗2015-10-27
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BSD
FreeBSD-SA-15:25.ntp: Multiple vulnerabilities of ntp [REVISED]↗2015-10-26
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Cisco
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015↗2015-10-22
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Red Hat
ntp: remote configuration denial of service vulnerability↗2015-10-21
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Cisco Identifies Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd)↗2015-10-21
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Talos
Cisco Identifies Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd)↗2015-10-21
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-7850 ntp: remote configuration denial of service vulnerability [fedora-all]↗2016-01-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-7850 ntp: remote configuration denial of service vulnerability↗2015-10-22
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