CVE-2015-5146
ntp - security update
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
Description
ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of the configuration password and access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.
How to fix CVE-2015-5146
To remediate CVE-2015-5146, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+deb6u4 or later
- —upgrade to 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u6 or later
Is CVE-2015-5146 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+deb6u4
- from 0, < 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |