The decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-335-1 | ntp security update |
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DSA-3388-1 | ntp security update |
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USN-2783-1 | NTP vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:06:29.899Z
Reserved: 2015-10-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-7855

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-08-07T20:29:00.950
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2015-7855


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