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CVE-2015-7691 Detail

Description

The crypto_xmit 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 (crash) via crafted packets containing particular autokey operations. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9750.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html Third Party Advisory 
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2899 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77274 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274254 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/ Third Party Advisory 

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-2015-7691
NVD Published Date:
08/07/2017
NVD Last Modified:
06/18/2020
Source:
MITRE