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CVE-2015-8139

ntp: ntpq and ntpdc disclose origin timestamp to unauthenticated clients

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.4

CVSS 2.0

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Published · January 20, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

ntpq in NTP before 4.2.8p7 allows remote attackers to obtain origin timestamps and then impersonate peers via unspecified vectors.

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

This issue can be mitigated by one of the following methods: adding the noquery option to all restrict entries in ntp.conf, configuring ntpd to get time from multiple sources, or using a restriction list in your ntp.conf to limit who is allowed to issue ntpq and ntpdc queries. Note that ntpdc queries are disabled by default.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWE-290 · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing