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CVE-2015-7848
An integer overflow can occur in NTP-dev.4.3.70 leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy operation when processing a specially crafted…
High7.5EPSS 6.1%
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- mitre
Description
An integer overflow can occur in NTP-dev.4.3.70 leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy operation when processing a specially crafted private mode packet. The crafted packet needs to have the correct message authentication code and a valid timestamp. When processed by the NTP daemon, it leads to an immediate crash.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.1% · top 6.6% of all CVEs (4 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
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References (5)
- 77275 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1033951 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0052/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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