CVE-2015-5146 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2015-5146

ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows...

Vulnerability Description

ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of the configuration password and access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

fedoraproject

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Affected Software

fedora, debian linux, ntp
Vulnerable Versions:
21, 22, 23, 7.0, 8.0, 0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 24th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.