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IBM AIX: ntp_advisory13 (CVE-2020-15025): Multiple vulnerabilities in NTPv4 that impact AIX

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IBM AIX: ntp_advisory13 (CVE-2020-15025): Multiple vulnerabilities in NTPv4 that impact AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/24/2020
Created
10/28/2020
Added
10/27/2020
Modified
10/27/2020

Description

ntpd in ntp 4.2.8 before 4.2.8p15 and 4.3.x before 4.3.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending packets, because memory is not freed in situations where a CMAC key is used and associated with a CMAC algorithm in the ntp.keys file.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-ntp_advisory13

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