VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-7855

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability31.07%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references