CVE-2015-7974

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7974
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-26 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-26 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionNTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Balance - 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 4.2.8 p4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p5 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 4.2.8 p4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p5 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
NTP CVE-2015-7974 Symmetric Key Encryption Authentication Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-15) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices | CISA MISC us-cert.cisa.gov
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0071 MISC www.talosintel.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
ntp Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Spoof Messages, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
January 2016 Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd) Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-16:09 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2936 CONFIRM support.ntp.org Vendor Advisory
Bug 2936 – Skeleton Key: Any system knowing the trusted key can serve time CONFIRM bugs.ntp.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3629-1 ntp DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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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