CVE-2015-5146

Description

ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of the configuration password and access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ntp.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238136 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01 vdb entry third party advisory mitigation vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2853 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5146?
CVE-2015-5146 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5146?
To fix CVE-2015-5146, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5146 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5146 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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