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CVE-2015-7855

The decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure)…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

The decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
NtpNtp
from 4.2.0 before 4.2.8
from 4.3.0 before 4.3.77
Version 4.2.8
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
NetappOncommand Balance
All versions
NetappOncommand Performance Manager
All versions
NetappOncommand Unified Manager
All versions
NetappClustered Data Ontap
All versions
NetappData Ontap
All versions
SiemensTim 4r-Ie Firmware
All versions
SiemensTim 4r-Ie Dnp3 Firmware
All versions

Weakness classification

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