Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5146
CVE-2015-5146
Description
ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p3 with remote configuration enabled allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of the configuration password and access to a computer entrusted to perform remote configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNoticenvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01nvdMitigationThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/nvd
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