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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-7977

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a ntpdc reslist command.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 6.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a ntpdc reslist command.

CVSS 3.1
5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
6.35% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
ntp/ntp · oracle/linux · siemens/tim 4r-ie firmware · siemens/tim 4r-ie dnp3 firmware · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/oncommand balance · freebsd/freebsd · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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