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A vulnerability has been found in ntpd 4.2.8 (Network Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Configuration Directive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.
The weakness was presented 10/21/2015 as cisco-sa-20151021-ntp as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7703 since 10/04/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85751 (Amazon Linux AMI : ntp (ALAS-2015-593)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38684 (Network Time Protocol Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (ntp-4.2.8p4)).
Upgrading to version 4.2.8p4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 21836.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (107445) and Tenable (85751). See 78844, 78845, 78846 and 78847 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 85751
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : ntp (ALAS-2015-593)
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OpenVAS ID: 703388
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3388-1 (ntp - security update)
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Upgrade: ntpd 4.2.8p4
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Timeline
10/04/2015 🔍10/21/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: cisco-sa-20151021-ntpStatus: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7703 (🔍)
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X-Force: 107445 - Network Time Protocol configuration directives directory traversal
SecurityTracker: 1033951
Vulnerability Center: 53940 - NTP before 4.2.8p4 Remote Unspecified due to an Issue in Configuration Directives \, Medium
SecurityFocus: 77278
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Entry
Created: 10/23/2015 10:05Updated: 06/25/2022 00:41
Changes: 10/23/2015 10:05 (83), 02/19/2018 10:10 (3), 06/25/2022 00:29 (5), 06/25/2022 00:41 (1)
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