CVE-2015-1799

The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.8p2 performs state-variable updates upon receiving certain invalid packets, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (synchronization loss) by spoofing the source IP address of a peer.

Score
CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2015-04-08
Last modified
2024-08-06
Weaknesses
CWE-17

Affected products

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