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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-1821: chrony: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-1821: chrony: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/16/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in chrony before 1.31.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (chronyd crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by configuring the (1) NTP or (2) cmdmon access with a subnet size that is indivisible by four and an address with a nonzero bit in the subnet remainder.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-chrony

References

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