| Name | CVE-2015-7848 |
| Description | An integer overflow can occur in NTP-dev.4.3.70 leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy operation when processing a specially crafted private mode packet. The crafted packet needs to have the correct message authentication code and a valid timestamp. When processed by the NTP daemon, it leads to an immediate crash. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ntp (PTS) | buster | 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ntp | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| ntp | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| ntp | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| ntp | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - ntp <not-affected> (Bug introduced in 4.2.7p131)
[wheezy] - ntp <not-affected> (Bug introduced in 4.2.7p131)
[squeeze] - ntp <not-affected> (Bug introduced in 4.2.7p131)
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#October_2015_NTP_Security_Vulner
https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp/commit/c04c3d3d940dfe1a53132925c4f51aef017d2e0f