CVE-2015-8158 Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.19% (86th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NTP-523926
- published 30 Jan 2017
- disclosed 30 Jan 2017
Introduced: 30 Jan 2017
CVE-2015-8158 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.
The getresponse function in ntpq in NTP versions before 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets with incorrect values.
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8158
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- 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
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2948
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8158
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