Missing Critical Step in Authentication Affecting ntp-doc package, versions <0:4.2.6p5-25.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.18% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-NTPDOC-5143754
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jan 2016

Introduced: 20 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-7974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-304  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ntp-doc to version 0:4.2.6p5-25.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2583.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp-doc package and not the ntp-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."

CVSS Scores

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