CVE-2015-7705
What it is
The rate limiting feature in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large number of crafted requests.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 12.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 12.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 12.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Ntp < 4.2.8
- Ntp < 4.3.77
- Ntp 4.2.8
- Netapp Oncommand Performance Manager
- Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager
- Netapp Clustered Data Ontap
- Netapp Data Ontap
- Citrix Xenserver 6.0.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2015-7705.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2015-7705. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2901
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#October_2015_NTP_4_2_8p4_Securit
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2901
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#October_2015_NTP_4_2_8p4_Securit
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00093.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134137/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2901
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#October_2015_NTP_4_2_8p4_Securit
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151021-ntp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536737/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536796/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536737/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536796/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77284
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2783-1
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa103
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274184
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf