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CVE-2015-5146 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2853 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.html Third Party Advisory 
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238136 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01 Mitigation  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5146
NVD Published Date:
08/24/2017
NVD Last Modified:
08/01/2018
Source:
MITRE