CVE-2015-7973
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90, when configured in broadcast mode, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.
02 Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90, when configured in broadcast mode, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.
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
- 3.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. 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
- 2017-01-30 21:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 61a31b9c36f722b5253915471227faa83a50f6a43bf983951d769e1b0335c4f1
05 Affected products
06 References
- tools.cisco.com20160120 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products - January 2016http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3096-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1177http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03766en_us
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1912http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
- support.ntp.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2935
- www.securitytracker.com1034782http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1292http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#718152https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1247http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03750en_us
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1311http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
- www.securityfocus.com81963http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81963
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:2094http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1175http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
- security.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-16:09https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
- bto.bluecoat.comhttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1423http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201607-15https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf
- us-cert.cisa.govhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.8p7+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-3ubuntu2.14.04.10
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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