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CVE-2015-1799

Publication date 8 April 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ntp 14.10 utopic
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.10.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored

Notes


mdeslaur

we will not be backporting this issue to the codebase in lucid before it goes end-of-life. Marking as ignored.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ntp

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