CVE-2015-8158 in ntp

Summary

The getresponse function in ntpq in NTP versions before 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets with incorrect values.

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• Reservation: 11/13/2015
• Disclosure: 01/30/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-80652
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-835 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.6
• EPSS: 0.08124
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8158
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8158
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-8158/