CVE-2015-5146
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-08-24 20:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 06:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-06-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2420a27651b262b1a550f9e8b322e9a0cd13ca31c19493f4cedc81f1048e02ed
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238136
- www.securityfocus.com75589http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75589
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201509-01https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-77bfbc1bcdhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.html
- www.securitytracker.com1034168http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034168
- www.debian.orgDSA-3388http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388
- bugs.ntp.orghttp://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2853
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-14212http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169167.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-14213http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166992.html
- support.ntp.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180731-0003/
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.8p3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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