CVE-2015-7849
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.7%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted packets.
How to fix CVE-2015-7849
To remediate CVE-2015-7849, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-7849 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |