CVE-2018-7185
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
Description
The protocol engine in ntp 4.2.6 before 4.2.8p11 allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disruption) by continually sending a packet with a zero-origin timestamp and source IP address of the "other side" of an interleaved association causing the victim ntpd to reset its association.
How to fix CVE-2018-7185
To remediate CVE-2018-7185, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.8p11+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-7185 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.8p11+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |