IBM AIX: ntp_advisory4 (CVE-2015-7853): Network Time Protocol (NTP) vulnerability in AIX
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
08/07/2017
07/25/2018
11/30/2017
12/01/2017
Description
The datalen parameter in the refclock driver in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative input value.
Solution(s)
- ibm-aix-ntp_advisory4
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