CVE-2015-5219

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5219
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-21 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe ULOGTOD function in ntp.d in SNTP before 4.2.7p366 does not properly perform type conversions from a precision value to a double, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted NTP packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-704 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Novell Leap 42.2 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp All p355 All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Hardware Siemens Tim 4r-id Dnp3 - All All All
Operating System Siemens Tim 4r-id Dnp3 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Siemens Tim 4r-ie - All All All
Operating System Siemens Tim 4r-ie Firmware All All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp2 All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Manager 2.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Manager Proxy 2.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Openstack Cloud 5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NTP CVE-2015-5219 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices | CISA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 us-cert.cisa.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Ntp affect IBM Security Identity Governance af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Several low impact ntp.org ntpd issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Web is affected by vulnerabilities in NTP af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-33.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com Third Party Advisory
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
IBM Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_advisory4.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aix.software.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[Bug 2382] Implement LOGTOD using ldexp() instead of shifting · ntp-project/ntp@5f295cd · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1311-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link
Bug 1255118 – CVE-2015-5219 ntp: infinite loop in sntp processing crafted packet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
openSUSE-SU-2016:3280-1: moderate: Security update for ntp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link
USN-2783-1: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
All diffs for ChangeSet 1.2943 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bk1.ntp.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-34.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3388-1 ntp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in NTP affect IBM Security Network Protection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-33.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2015-5219 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590721 Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-103-11)
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