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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 31.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
31.07% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
ntp/ntp · debian/debian linux · netapp/oncommand balance · netapp/oncommand performance manager · netapp/oncommand unified manager · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/data ontap · siemens/tim 4r-ie firmware · siemens/tim 4r-ie dnp3 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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