CVE-2015-5219

ntp: infinite loop in sntp processing crafted packet

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 25, 2015

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

It was discovered that the sntp utility could become unresponsive due to being caught in an infinite loop when processing a crafted NTP packet.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 3.3
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')