CVE-2015-7850

Publication date 22 October 2015

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) by pointing the key file at the log file.

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

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ntp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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