CVE-2015-8140
The ntpq protocol in NTP before 4.2.8p7 allows remote attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.
02 Description
The ntpq protocol in NTP before 4.2.8p7 allows remote 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
- 4.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- 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 08:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-11-13
- 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
- 20af4ea361787ddeb927a3ecba3b761d4174b0b467e22943d82e2801d06a5c38
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
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1177http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
- 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
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1311http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1175http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
- support.ntp.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2947
- 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
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0003/
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 16.04 LTS
- ntp No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- ntp No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.