Description
The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p2 requires a correct MAC only if the MAC field has a nonzero length, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof packets by omitting the MAC.
Published: 2015-04-08
Score: 1.8 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-192-1 ntp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3223-1 ntp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1923 The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p2 requires a correct MAC only if the MAC field has a nonzero length, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof packets by omitting the MAC.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2567-1 NTP vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00678}

epss

{'score': 0.00697}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:16.002Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1798

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-04-08T10:59:04.610

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-1798

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1798 - Bugzilla

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