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CVE-2015-7704

Publication date 22 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

The ntpd client in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a number of crafted "KOD" messages.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ntp 15.10 wily
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu6.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.6

Notes

mdeslaur

fix is bad, see http://lists.ntp.org/pipermail/pool/2015-October/007631.html

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ntp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H