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CVE-2015-7974
NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not...
Vulnerability Description
NTP 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."
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.
References
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0071/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81960
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03766en_us
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2936
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03750en_us
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
- http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2936
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
ntp, tim 4r-ie firmware, tim 4r-ie dnp3 firmware, clustered data ontap, oncommand balance, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2.0, 4.3.0, 4.2.8, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 26th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.