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NTP: Use After Free (CVE-2015-7849)

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NTP: Use After Free (CVE-2015-7849)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/07/2017
Created
02/28/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
03/01/2023

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted packets.

Solution(s)

  • ntp-upgrade-4_2_8
  • ntp-upgrade-4_3_77

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