VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-7974
CVSS score7.7 HIGH
EPSS probability5.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory