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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-15025

ntpd in ntp 4.2.8 before 4.2.8p15 and 4.3.x before 4.3.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending packets, because memory is not freed in situations where a CMAC key is used and associated with a CMAC…

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 3.36%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

ntpd in ntp 4.2.8 before 4.2.8p15 and 4.3.x before 4.3.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending packets, because memory is not freed in situations where a CMAC key is used and associated with a CMAC algorithm in the ntp.keys file.

CVSS 3.1
4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.36% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401
Affected
ntp/ntp · opensuse/leap · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage · netapp/8300 firmware · netapp/8700 firmware · netapp/a400 firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · oracle/zfs storage appliance kit
Source
cve@mitre.org

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