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CVE-2015-7979
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2015-7979
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server association tear down) by sending broadcast packets with invalid authentication to a broadcast client.
CWEs
CWE-19
Published Date
Jan 30, 2017
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177507.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176434.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1552.html
Third Party Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#April_2016_NTP_4_2_8p7_Security
Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81816
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1141
Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
US Government Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177507.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176434.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1552.html
Third Party Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#April_2016_NTP_4_2_8p7_Security
Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81816
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782
VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1141
Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
US Government Resource
Analysis
#
Affected Component
Analysis
ntp
Not Affected
Vulnerability Ratings
#
7.5
other
5
CVSSv2
Others affected components
#
Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
ntp
buildroot
2025.02.x
4.2.8p18
Not Affected
ntp
buildroot
master
4.2.8p18
Not Affected
ntpd
openwrt
master
4.2.8_p18-r3
Not Affected
ntpd
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
4.2.8_p18-r3
Not Affected
ntp
yocto
kirkstone
4.2.8p15
Not Affected
ntp
yocto
scarthgap
4.2.8p17
Not Affected