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CVE-2018-7184
ntpd in ntp 4.2.8p4 before 4.2.8p11 drops bad packets before updating the "received" timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a…
High7.5EPSS 8.6%
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- mitre
Description
ntpd in ntp 4.2.8p4 before 4.2.8p11 drops bad packets before updating the "received" timestamp, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disruption) by sending a packet with a zero-origin timestamp causing the association to reset and setting the contents of the packet as the most recent timestamp. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7704.
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)
- 8.6% · top 4.9% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146631/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 103192 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201805-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-18:02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180626-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20180301 [Newsletter/Marketing] [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2018-060-02) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3453 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3707-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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