CVE-2015-7978

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.0 before 4.3.90 allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion) via an ntpdc relist command, which triggers recursive traversal of the restriction list.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-7978
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-01-30T21:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-05-18T01:29:02
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.2.8
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81962 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629 Third Party Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd Third Party Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#April_2016_NTP_4_2_8p7_Security Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176434.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177507.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7978
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7978
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:43:29 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 13:25:33 2017-01-30T21:59Z 2017-01-30T21:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 13:25:33 2018-05-18T01:29:02 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 13:25:33 Modified Vulnerability Status updated