| Name | CVE-2015-7850 |
| Description | ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) by pointing the key file at the log file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-335-1, DSA-3388-1 |
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 | 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+deb6u4 | DLA-335-1 | ||
| ntp | source | wheezy | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u6 | DSA-3388-1 | ||
| ntp | source | jessie | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u1 | DSA-3388-1 | ||
| ntp | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 |
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#October_2015_NTP_Security_Vulner
https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp/commit/bb928ef08eec020ef6008f3a140702ccc0536b8e