Description
The 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.
Published: 2017-08-07
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 65.7% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-335-1 ntp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3388-1 ntp security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2783-1 NTP vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Netapp Clustered Data Ontap Data Ontap Oncommand Balance Oncommand Performance Manager Oncommand Unified Manager
Ntp Ntp
Siemens Tim 4r-ie Tim 4r-ie Dnp3 Tim 4r-ie Dnp3 Firmware Tim 4r-ie Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:06:29.899Z

Reserved: 2015-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7855

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-07T20:29:00.950

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-7855

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7855 - Bugzilla

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