vulnerability
NTP: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2015-7975)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 30, 2017 | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 1, 2023 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 30, 2017
Added
Feb 23, 2023
Modified
Mar 1, 2023
Description
The nextvar function in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 does not properly validate the length of its input, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash).
Solution
ntp-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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