VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5146

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 configuration to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a NULL byte in a crafted configuration directive packet.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references