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CVE-2015-7979

Published: Jan 30, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.8 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7979
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/19.html

NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server association tear down) by sending broadcast packets with invalid authentication to a broadcast client.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NtpNtp*4.2.8 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.0 (including)4.3.0 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.1 (including)4.3.1 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.2 (including)4.3.2 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.3 (including)4.3.3 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.4 (including)4.3.4 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.5 (including)4.3.5 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.6 (including)4.3.6 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.7 (including)4.3.7 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.8 (including)4.3.8 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.10 (including)4.3.10 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.11 (including)4.3.11 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.12 (including)4.3.12 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.13 (including)4.3.13 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.14 (including)4.3.14 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.15 (including)4.3.15 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.16 (including)4.3.16 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.17 (including)4.3.17 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.18 (including)4.3.18 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.19 (including)4.3.19 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.20 (including)4.3.20 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.21 (including)4.3.21 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.22 (including)4.3.22 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.23 (including)4.3.23 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.24 (including)4.3.24 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.25 (including)4.3.25 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.26 (including)4.3.26 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.27 (including)4.3.27 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.28 (including)4.3.28 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.29 (including)4.3.29 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.30 (including)4.3.30 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.31 (including)4.3.31 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.32 (including)4.3.32 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.33 (including)4.3.33 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.34 (including)4.3.34 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.35 (including)4.3.35 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.36 (including)4.3.36 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.37 (including)4.3.37 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.38 (including)4.3.38 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.39 (including)4.3.39 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.40 (including)4.3.40 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.41 (including)4.3.41 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.42 (including)4.3.42 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.43 (including)4.3.43 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.44 (including)4.3.44 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.45 (including)4.3.45 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.46 (including)4.3.46 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.47 (including)4.3.47 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.48 (including)4.3.48 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.49 (including)4.3.49 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.50 (including)4.3.50 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.51 (including)4.3.51 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.52 (including)4.3.52 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.53 (including)4.3.53 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.54 (including)4.3.54 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.55 (including)4.3.55 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.56 (including)4.3.56 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.57 (including)4.3.57 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.58 (including)4.3.58 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.59 (including)4.3.59 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.60 (including)4.3.60 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.61 (including)4.3.61 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.62 (including)4.3.62 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.63 (including)4.3.63 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.64 (including)4.3.64 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.65 (including)4.3.65 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.66 (including)4.3.66 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.67 (including)4.3.67 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.68 (including)4.3.68 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.69 (including)4.3.69 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.70 (including)4.3.70 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.71 (including)4.3.71 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.72 (including)4.3.72 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.73 (including)4.3.73 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.74 (including)4.3.74 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.75 (including)4.3.75 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.76 (including)4.3.76 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.77 (including)4.3.77 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.78 (including)4.3.78 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.79 (including)4.3.79 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.80 (including)4.3.80 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.81 (including)4.3.81 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.82 (including)4.3.82 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.83 (including)4.3.83 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.84 (including)4.3.84 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.85 (including)4.3.85 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.86 (including)4.3.86 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.87 (including)4.3.87 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.88 (including)4.3.88 (including)
NtpNtp4.3.89 (including)4.3.89 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatntp-0:4.2.6p5-10.el6.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update SupportRedHatntp-0:4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatntp-0:4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatntp-0:4.2.6p5-25.el7*
NtpUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
NtpUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
NtpUbuntuprecise*
NtpUbuntutrusty*
NtpUbuntutrusty/esm*
NtpUbuntuupstream*
NtpUbuntuvivid*
NtpUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
NtpUbuntuwily*
NtpUbuntuxenial*

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