CVE-2015-8138

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8138
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-30 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionNTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to bypass the origin timestamp validation via a packet with an origin timestamp set to zero.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.0 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.1 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.10 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.11 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.12 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.13 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.14 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.15 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.16 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.17 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.18 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.19 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.2 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.20 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.21 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.22 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.23 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.24 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.25 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.26 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.27 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.28 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.29 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.3 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.30 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.31 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.32 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.33 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.34 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.35 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.36 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.37 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.38 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.39 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.4 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.40 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.41 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.42 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.43 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.44 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.45 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.46 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.47 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.48 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.49 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.5 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.50 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.51 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.52 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.53 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.54 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.55 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.56 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.57 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.58 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.59 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.6 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.60 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.61 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.62 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.63 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.64 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.65 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.66 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.67 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.68 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.69 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.7 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.70 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.71 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.72 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.73 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.74 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.75 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.76 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.77 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.78 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.79 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.8 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.80 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.81 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.82 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.83 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.84 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.85 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.86 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.87 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.88 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.3.89 All All All
Application Ntp Ntp All p5 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:1423-1: moderate: Security update for ntp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
NTP CVE-2015-8138 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products: April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Third Party Advisory
Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices | CISA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 us-cert.cisa.gov
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products: November 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Third Party Advisory
SA113: January 2016 NTP Security Vulnerabilities | Blue Coat Systems, Inc. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1912-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1177-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
April 2016 Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd) Vulnerabilities in Multiple NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
Vulnerability Note VU#718152 - NTP.org ntpd contains multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Security Advisory 0019 - Arista af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.arista.com
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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1292-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1311-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
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NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-15) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
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[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-36.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3629-1 ntp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2094-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Third Party Advisory
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USN-3096-1: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1247-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
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ntp Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Spoof Messages, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1175-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590721 Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-103-11)
  • 590736 Siemens SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-159-11)
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