Improper Data Handling Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
9.73% (95th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NTP-516857
- published 30 Jan 2017
- disclosed 30 Jan 2017
Introduced: 30 Jan 2017
CVE-2015-7979 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 ntp to version 1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp package and not the ntp package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server association tear down) by sending broadcast packets with invalid authentication to a broadcast client.
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf
- 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
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#April_2016_NTP_4_2_8p7_Security
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7979
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177507.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176434.html
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1552.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1141
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7979
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
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