CVE-2015-7973

Publication date 31 December 2015

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90, when configured in broadcast mode, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ntp 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11

Notes

mdeslaur

unfixed in debian and fedora

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ntp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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