High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2015-7849
CVE-2015-7849
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted packets.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2916nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77276nvdThird 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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