{"id":"MGASA-2015-0418","summary":"Updated ntp package fixes security vulnerabilities","details":"Yves Younan discovered that NTP incorrectly handled logfile and\nkeyfile directives. In a non-default configuration, a remote\nauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause NTP to\nenter a loop, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2015-7850).\n\nYves Younan discovered that NTP incorrectly handled reference clock\nmemory. A malicious refclock could possibly use this issue to cause NTP\nto crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code (CVE-2015-7853).\n\nJohn D \"Doug\" Birdwell discovered that NTP incorrectly handled decoding\ncertain bogus values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause NTP to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2015-7855).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:23:25.239596947Z","published":"2015-10-30T20:11:10Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-7850","CVE-2015-7853","CVE-2015-7855"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0418.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17041"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#October_2015_NTP_Security_Vulner"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2783-1/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ntp","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/ntp?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.2.6p5-24.3.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0418.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}