CVE-2015-7975 in ntp

Summary

The nextvar function in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 does not properly validate the length of its input, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 10/23/2015
• Disclosure: 01/30/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-80646 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.5
• EPSS: 0.00412
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7975
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7975
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-7975/