VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-7973
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90, when configured in broadcast mode, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90, when configured in broadcast mode, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-254
- Affected
- ntp/ntp · siemens/tim 4r-ie firmware · siemens/tim 4r-ie dnp3 firmware · freebsd/freebsd · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/oncommand balance · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.htmlBroken Link
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2935Vendor Advisory
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpdThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81963Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03750en_usThird Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03766en_usThird Party Advisory
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.htmlBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.