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    CVE-2015-8158

    The getresponse function in ntpq in NTP versions before 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets with incorrect values.

    Published:Jan 20, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 30, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.18545
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ntp
    Product
    Ntp
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
    http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2948
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81814
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03750en_us
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03766en_us
    https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
    https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html
    http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2948
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81814
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03750en_us
    https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03766en_us
    https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
    https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High