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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-5195

ntp_openssl.m4 in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p112 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted statistics or filegen configuration command that is not enabled during compilation.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

ntp_openssl.m4 in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p112 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted statistics or filegen configuration command that is not enabled during compilation.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
7.48% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · ntp/ntp
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.