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CVE-2015-1799

Description

The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.8p2 performs state-variable updates upon receiving certain invalid packets, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (synchronization loss) by spoofing the source IP address of a peer.

Priority: Medium
CVSS v3: 0.0
Component: ntp
Publish Date: Apr 8, 2015
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: 4.3
Modified Date: Apr 14, 2015

Find out more about CVE-2015-1799 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 8 Fixed LIN8-262
8.0.0.0 --
Wind River Linux 9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Fixed -- 7.0.0.5 --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux CD release Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 6 Fixed -- 6.0.0.19 --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Fixed V7NET-498
ntp-1.1.0.0 --
VxWorks 6.9 Fixed VXW6-84159
6.9.4.5 VxWorks 6.9.4.3 Point Patch for Defect VXW6-84159
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads

Notes
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