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HP-UX: CVE-2015-1798: Symmetric-Key feature allows MAC address spoofing.

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HP-UX: CVE-2015-1798: Symmetric-Key feature allows MAC address spoofing.

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/08/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/11/2017
Modified
01/08/2018

Description

The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p2 requires a correct MAC only if the MAC field has a nonzero length, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof packets by omitting the MAC.

Solution(s)

  • hpux-update-ntp-inetsvcs2-boot
  • hpux-update-ntp-ntp-aux
  • hpux-update-ntp-ntp-run

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