Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ntp  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-NTP-624639
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed7 Aug 2017

Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2015-7854  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp package and not the ntp package as distributed by Ubuntu.

Buffer overflow in the password management functionality 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 (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted key file.