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CVE-2015-5194
The log_config_command function in ntp_parser.y in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p42 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd…
High7.5EPSS 6.5%
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- redhat
Description
The log_config_command function in ntp_parser.y in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p42 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd crash) via crafted logconfig commands.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (20)
- SUSE-SU:2016:1912 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024157 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/?PAGE=patch&REV=4c4fc141LwvcoGp-lLGhkAFp3ZvtrA (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 76475 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2783-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp/commit/553f2fa65865c31c5e3c48812cfd46176cffdd27 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21986956 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988706 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2583 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-77bfbc1bcd (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0780 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-3388 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150825 Several low impact ntp.org ntpd issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254542 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU:2016:2094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU:2016:1311 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-14212 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989542 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985122 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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