CVE-2015-7855

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7855
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-07 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-19 15:33:00 UTC
DescriptionThe decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 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 Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
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
Hardware Siemens Tim 4r-ie - All All All
Hardware Siemens Tim 4r-ie Dnp3 - All All All
Operating System Siemens Tim 4r-ie Dnp3 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Siemens Tim 4r-ie Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2922 CONFIRM support.ntp.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-15) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
October 2015 Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd) Vulnerabilities in Multiple NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3388-1 ntp DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1274264 – (CVE-2015-7855) CVE-2015-7855 ntp: ASSERT in decodenetnum() on invalid values CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices | CISA CONFIRM us-cert.cisa.gov
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
NTP 4.2.8p3 - Denial of Service - Linux dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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)
  • 590721 Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-103-11)
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