CVE-2015-1821

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-04-07

Description


Heap-based buffer overflow in chrony before 1.31.1 allows remoteauthenticated users to cause a denial of service (chronyd crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by configuring the (1) NTP or (2) cmdmon access with a subnet size that is indivisible by four and an address with a nonzero bit in the subnet remainder.

See more information about CVE-2015-1821 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: 6 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Requires single instance Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (chrony)ELSA-2015-22412015-11-23



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