CVE-2015-7979
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.2%
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server association tear down) by sending broadcast packets with invalid authentication to a broadcast client.
How to fix CVE-2015-7979
To remediate CVE-2015-7979, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-7979 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |