CVE-2015-5146
MEDIUM5.3EPSS 1.6%ntp - security update
Published: 8/24/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5146
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/ntpfrom 0, < 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1
- Debian/ntpfrom 0, < 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+deb6u4
- Debian/ntpfrom 0, < 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |