Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2015-7855
CVE-2015-7855
Description
The decodenetnum 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 (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2922nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40840/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77283nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdfnvdThird Party Advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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