CVE-2020-15025

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.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.00% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ntp.org Vendor Advisory ntp.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#June_2020_ntp_4_2_8p15_NTP_Relea release notes vendor advisory
https://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3661 vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/729458 third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00044.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-12 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200702-0002/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15025?
CVE-2020-15025 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15025?
To fix CVE-2020-15025, 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-2020-15025 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15025 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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