CVE-2015-7853

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7853
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-07 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-16 13:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe datalen parameter in the refclock driver in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative input value.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Operating System Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Operating System Netapp Data Ontap - All All All
Operating System Netapp Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Balance - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Balance - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Performance Manager - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Performance Manager - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager - All All All
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 - All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta5 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 - All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta5 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1247-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2783-1: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Siemens SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA | CISA MISC us-cert.cisa.gov
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-15) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
October 2015 Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd) Vulnerabilities in Multiple NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
1274262 – (CVE-2015-7853) CVE-2015-7853 ntp: reference clock memory corruption vulnerability CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:1423-1: moderate: Security update for ntp SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:2016-1: moderate: Security update for ntp SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com
Network Time Protocol CVE-2015-7853 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
ntp Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service, View Files, and Bypass Authentication to Modify the Time - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2920 CONFIRM support.ntp.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1311-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Cisco Talos - Vulnerability Reports MISC www.talosintel.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1912-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Slackware Security Advisory - ntp Updates ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
FreeBSD Security Advisory - ntp Authentication Bypass ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2094-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 CISCO tools.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590349 Rockwell Automation Stratix 5900 Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-17-094-04)
  • 590736 Siemens SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-159-11)
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