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CVE-2015-7853
The datalen parameter in the refclock driver in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to execute…
Critical9.8EPSS 11.8%
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Description
The datalen parameter in the refclock driver in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative input value.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.8% · top 3.9% 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: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (28)
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2920 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1912 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2783-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1247 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1033951 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1311 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274262 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:2094 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 77273 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134137/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134082/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-ntp-Authentication-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20151021 Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa103 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20151104 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-15:25.ntp [REVISED] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.talosintel.com/vulnerability-reports/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20151104 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-15:25.ntp [REVISED] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20151026 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-15:25.ntp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20151026 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-15:25.ntp (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20151029 [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2015-302-03) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20151029 [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2015-302-03) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20151022 Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20151022 Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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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