CVE-2015-5195

Description

ntp_openssl.m4 in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p112 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted statistics or filegen configuration command that is not enabled during compilation.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.40% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254544 issue tracking
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024157 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp/commit/52e977d79a0c4ace997e5c74af429844da2f27be issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2783-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21986956 third party advisory
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988706 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/25/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76474 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989542 third party advisory
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985122 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5195?
CVE-2015-5195 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5195?
To fix CVE-2015-5195, 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-2015-5195 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5195 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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