CVE-2018-7184
ntpd in ntp 4.2.8p4 before 4.2.8p11 drops bad packets before updating the "received" timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disruption) by sending a packet with a zero-origin timestamp causing the association to reset and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ntpd in ntp 4.2.8p4 before 4.2.8p11 drops bad packets before updating the "received" timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disruption) by sending a packet with a zero-origin timestamp causing the association to reset and setting the contents of the packet as the most recent timestamp. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7704.
- 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
- 8.63% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ntp/ntp · synology/router manager · synology/skynas · synology/virtual diskstation manager · synology/diskstation manager · synology/vs960hd firmware · slackware/slackware linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 8.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3453Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103192Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3453Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541824/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103192Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:02.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.