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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-5146: NTP: Multiple vulnerablities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-5146: NTP: Multiple vulnerablities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/24/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
12/01/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-ntp

References

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