CVE-2015-5146
ntp: ntpd control message crash on crafted NUL-byte in configuration directive (VU#668167)
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 30, 2015
Updated · May 13, 2026
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 1.4AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation