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CVE-2015-7855

The decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service

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1 on Exploit-DB

Summary

The decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-40840

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 12

Exploit-DB

securityfocus.com

securitytracker.com

debian.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

h20566.www2.hpe.com

support.ntp.org

security.gentoo.org

security.netapp.com

cert-portal.siemens.com

us-cert.cisa.gov