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NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 26, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
7.7
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-7974

GHSA ID

GHSA-26v6-r4x8-vv44

Source code

No known source code

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