CVE-2015-7852

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 7, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC
14 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%

Description

ntpq 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 mode 6 response packets.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
Affected range stops below 4.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3.77, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (9)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2919
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77288
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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