vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-7979: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 30, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 30, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server association tear down) by sending broadcast packets with invalid authentication to a broadcast client.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-ntp
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