Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1
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EPSS
0.86% (83rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NTP-527931
- published 7 Aug 2017
- disclosed 7 Aug 2017
Introduced: 7 Aug 2017
CVE-2015-7850 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 ntp to version 1:4.2.8p4+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.
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.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7850
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2917
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274258
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77279
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7850
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