CVE-2015-7691

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-10-21

Description


The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted packets containing particular autokey operations. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9750.

See more information about CVE-2015-7691 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (ntp)ELSA-2016-07802016-05-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (ntp)ELSA-2016-25832016-11-09



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