High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2015-7691
CVE-2015-7691
Description
The crypto_xmit 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 (crash) via crafted packets containing particular autokey operations. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9750.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2899nvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77274nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
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